Kanagawa Station (金川駅, Kanagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Kanagawa Station 金川駅 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kanagawa Station on the Tsuyama Line, November 2006 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Mitsuchō Kanagawa 400, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-2133 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′31.60″N 133°56′2.00″E / 34.7921111°N 133.9338889°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 19.7 km (12.2 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Connections |
| ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1898 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 816 daily | ||||||
| |||||||
Lines
editKanagawa Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 19.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There used to be a large wooden station building built at the time of its opening, which was relatively well maintained, but on February 1, 2005, it was rebuilt into a concrete building on the occasion of the Okayama National Athletic Meet. At that time, the position of the station building moved about 40 meters toward Okayama. Platform 2 is adjacent to the station building and there is a rain shelter on Platform 1.The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Fukuwatari and Tsuyama |
| 2 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Okayama |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR West Tsuyama Line | ||||
| Nonokuchi | Rapid Kotobuki | Takebe | ||
| Hōkaiin | Rapid | Takebe | ||
| Nonokuchi | Local | Takebe | ||
History
editKanagawa Station opened on December 21, 1898, with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 816 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Okayama City Kita Ward Office Mitsu Branch (former Mitsu Town Office)
- Okayama Prefectural Okayama Mitsu High School
- Okayama Municipal Mitsu Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
edit
Media related to Kanagawa Station (Okayama) at Wikimedia Commons
 | This Okayama Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |