Kanashima Station

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).

Kanashima Station

金島駅
Kanashima Station, May 2009
LocationKawashima 196, Shibukawa-shi, Gunma-ken 377-0025
Japan
Coordinates36°31′46″N 138°58′35″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Agatsuma Line
Distance5.5 km from Shibukawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 August 1959
Passengers
FY2011199
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ubashima
toward Ōmae
Agatsuma Line Shibukawa
toward Takasaki
Location
Kanashima Station
Location within Gunma Prefecture
Kanashima Station
Kanashima Station (Japan)
Kanashima Station platform

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

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