Hida-Kanayama Station

Hida-Kanayama Station (飛騨金山駅, Hida-Kanayama-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Hida-Kanayama Station 飛騨金山駅
Hida-Kanayama Station in December 2011
General information
Location	Kanayama-cho Ofunato, Gero-shi, Gifu-ken 509-1614 Japan
Coordinates	35.6625°N 137.1641°E / 35.6625; 137.1641
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Main Line
Distance	66.7 km from Gifu
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	March 21, 1928 (1928-03-21)
Passengers
FY2016	209 daily
Location Hida-Kanayama Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Hida-Kanayama Station Hida-Kanayama Station (Japan)

Lines

Hida-Kanayama Station is served by the JR Central Takayama Main Line, and is located 66.7 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Station layout

Hida-Kanayama Station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Gero and Takayama
2, 3	■ Takayama Main Line	for Mino-Ōta and Gifu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Shimoyui		Local		Yakeishi
Shirakawaguchi or Mino-Ōta		Limited Express Hida		Gero

History

Hida-Kanayama Station opened on March 21, 1928. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 209 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• National Route 41

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan