Kanehama Station (金浜駅, Kanehama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1][2]

Kanehama Station

金浜駅
East Japan Railway Company
Kanehama Station in June 2008
General information
LocationKanehama, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken 031-0843
Japan
Coordinates40°28′34.32″N 141°38′13.20″E / 40.4762000°N 141.6370000°E / 40.4762000; 141.6370000
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hachinohe Line
Distance24.8 km from Hachinohe
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 December 1956 (1956-12-10)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōkuki
towards Hachinohe
Hachinohe Line Ōja
towards Kuji
Location
Kanehama Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Kanehama Station
Kanehama Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Kanehama Station is located in Japan
Kanehama Station
Kanehama Station
Kanehama Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Kanehama Station is served by the Hachinohe Line, and is 24.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hachinohe Station.[2]

Station layout

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The station has a single ground-level side platform serving one bi-directional track. There is a small rain shelter built on top of the platform, but there is no station building. The station is unattended.[2][1]

History

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Kanehama Station was opened on December 10, 1956. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.[2]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ a b "金浜駅" [Kanehama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道 東北ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻 岩手 青森 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.

See also

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  Media related to Kanehama Station at Wikimedia Commons