Kanameta_Station Knowpia

Kanameta Station

要田駅
Kanameta Station; 要田駅
	Kanameta Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Kanameta Teramukai 69, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4323; Japan
Coordinates	37°27′13″N 140°31′15″E / 37.4537°N 140.5209°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu East Line
Distance	69.5 km from Iwaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 1, 1950
Passengers
FY2004	151
Services
Location
	Kanameta Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture 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 edit

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 edit

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

Platforms edit

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

History edit

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 edit

National Route 288
Kanameta Post Office
Kanameta Onsen

References edit

^ ^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.