Kanigawa Station

Kanigawa Station (可児川駅, Kanigawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Kanigawa Station 可児川駅
Kanigawa Station, March 2010
General information
Location	1356-7 Dota, Kani-shi, Gifu-ken 509-0206 Japan
Coordinates	35.4180°N 137.0187°E / 35.4180; 137.0187
Operated by	Meitetsu
Line(s)	■Meitetsu Hiromi Line
Distance	9.7 km from Inuyama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	HM04
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	April 24, 1925
Passengers
FY2015	1520
Services
Preceding station Meitetsu Following station Nishi Kani towards Inuyama Hiromi Line μSky Limited Express Local Nihonrain-imawatari towards Shin Kani Hiromi Line Local (for Mitake) Nihonrain-imawatari towards Mitake
Location Kanigawa Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Kanigawa Station Kanigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Kanigawa Station is a station on the Hiromi Line, and is located 9.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Inuyama.

Station layout

Kanigawa Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hiromi Line	for Shin Kani Change trains at Shin Kani for Mitake
2	■ Hiromi Line	for Inuyama, Nagoya and Central Japan International Airport

History

Kanigawa Station opened on opened on April 24, 1925 (1925-04-24), as Rhine Yūen Station (ライン遊園駅). It was renamed Dota Station (土田駅) from November 1, 1943 to December 1, 1949, when it reverted to it former name. It was renamed to its present name on November 10, 1949.

Surrounding area

• Kayaba Industry
• Kani River

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• Media related to Kanigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)