Higashi-Kanai Station

東金井駅
Higashi-Kanai Station, September 2023
General information
LocationJimba 3-chōme, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-0000
Japan
Coordinates38°16′37″N 140°18′10″E / 38.276956°N 140.302903°E / 38.276956; 140.302903
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s)     Aterazawa Line
Distance3.1 km (1.9 mi) from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1951 (1951-12-25)
Passengers
FY2004171
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Uzen-Yamabe
towards Aterazawa
Aterazawa Line Kita-Yamagata
towards Yamagata
Location
Higashi-Kanai Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Higashi-Kanai Station
Higashi-Kanai Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Higashi-Kanai Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kanai Station
Higashi-Kanai Station
Higashi-Kanai Station (Japan)

Higashi-Kanai Station (東金井駅, Higashi-Kanai eki) is a railway station located in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Kanai Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from the preceding station and start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 21.1 km (13.1 mi) from Aterazawa. The following station of Uzen-Yamabe is 3.4 km (2.1 mi) away.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended and has no accessibility features.

Platforms[1]

-  Aterazawa Line for Yamagata
for Aterazawa

History

Higashi-Kanai Station began operation on December 25, 1951.[2] With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

The Station will start accepting Suica Cards in Spring 2024, with the extension of the Sendai area Suica zone to Yamagata Prefecture.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2004, the station was used by an average of 171 passengers daily. Since 2005, Yamagata Prefecture has not reported the passenger numbers for Uzen-Kanezawa Station.

Below is table containing the passenger statistics from the year 2000 to the year 2004:

Passenger statistics
Year Average Daily
Boarding Passengers
2000 152
2001 153
2002 157
2003 172
2004 171

Surrounding area


See also

References

  1. "JR東日本:駅構内図・バリアフリー情報(東金井駅)". JR東日本:東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  2. JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
  3. "山形県における Suica ご利用駅の拡大について" (PDF). JR East. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2022.

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