Kanashima Station

Railway station in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
36°31′46″N 138°58′35″E / 36.529558°N 138.976444°E / 36.529558; 138.976444Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Agatsuma Line Distance5.5 km from ShibukawaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened5 August 1959PassengersFY2011199 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ubashima
towards Ōmae
 Agatsuma Line Shibukawa
towards Takasaki
Location
Kanashima Station is located in Gunma Prefecture
Kanashima Station
Kanashima Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
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Kanashima Station is located in Japan
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Kanashima Station platform

Kanashima Station (金島駅, Kanashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kanashima Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 5.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Agatsuma Line forNakanojo, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi
2 ■ Agatsuma Line for Shibukawa and Takasaki

History

Kanashima Station was opened on 5 August 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

Media related to Kanashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East Station information (in Japanese)