Kanashima Station

Kanashima Station
金島駅

Kanashima Station, May 2009
Location Kawashima 196, Shibukawa, Gunma
(群馬県渋川市川島196)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Agatsuma Line
History
Opened 1945
Traffic
Passengers (FY2011) 199 daily
Kanashima Station platform

Kanashima Station (金島駅 Kanashima-eki) is a railway station on the Agatsuma Line in 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

Kanashima Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an overhead passageway. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Agatsuma Line
Shibukawa - Ubashima

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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Coordinates: 36°31′46″N 138°58′35″E / 36.529558°N 138.976444°E / 36.529558; 138.976444

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