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Kanameta Station

Coordinates: 37°27′13″N 140°31′15″E / 37.4537°N 140.5209°E / 37.4537; 140.5209
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Kanameta Station

要田駅
Kanameta Station in May 2008
General information
LocationKanameta Teramukai 69, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4323
Japan
Coordinates37°27′13″N 140°31′15″E / 37.4537°N 140.5209°E / 37.4537; 140.5209
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu East Line
Distance69.5 km from Iwaki
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 1, 1950
Passengers
FY2004151
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Miharu
towards Kōriyama
Ban'etsu East Line
Local
Funehiki
towards Iwaki
Location
Kanameta Station is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Kanameta Station
Kanameta Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Kanameta Station is located in Japan
Kanameta Station
Kanameta Station
Kanameta Station (Japan)

Kanameta Station (要田駅, Kanameta-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Kanameta Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 69.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki.[1]

Station layout

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The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unstaffed.[1]

Platforms

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1  Ban'etsu East Line for Miharu and Kōriyama
2  Ban'etsu East Line for Ononiimachi and Iwaki

History

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Kanameta Station opened on January 1, 1950. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. On March 11, 1989, it became fully automated and on March 3, 2009, started accepting the Suica card.[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 郡山駅・会津若松駅・三春駅ほか (Koriyama Station, Aizu-Wakamatsu Station, Miharu Station, etc). 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 (in Japanese). Vol. 50. Asahi Newspaper Publishing. 2013-08-04. p. 27. ASIN B00DNBCZL0.
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