Kanita Station (蟹田駅, Kanita-eki) is a railway station on the Tsugaru Line in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kanita Station

蟹田駅
Kanita Station in August 2020
General information
Location55 Kami-Kanita, Sotogahama-machi, Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1309
Japan
Coordinates41°02′18.95″N 140°38′31.99″E / 41.0385972°N 140.6422194°E / 41.0385972; 140.6422194
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tsugaru Line
Distance27.0 km from Aomori
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 5, 1951
Passengers
FY2016164
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Naka-Oguni
towards Minmaya
Tsugaru Line Seheji
towards Aomori
Location
Kanita Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Kanita Station
Kanita Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Kanita Station is located in Japan
Kanita Station
Kanita Station
Kanita Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kanita Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 27.0 km from the starting point of the line at Aomori. As of August 2022 the service continuing onward to Minmaya Station terminates here due to damage from heavy rainfall, without plans to restore the service.[1]

Station layout

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Kanita Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge, serving a total of four tracks (one track is a siding). The station is attended, and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Tsugaru Line for Aomori
2  Tsugaru Line for Aomori
3  Tsugaru Line for Minmaya

History

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Kanita Station was opened on December 5, 1951 as a station operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. Services on the Tsugaru Kaikyō Line began on March 13, 1988, and ceased operations on March 26, 2016 when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened and replaced regular passenger services connecting Aomori and Hakodate.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[2]

Bus services

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  • Tairadate area line bus

Surrounding area

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  National Route 280

  • Sotogahama center hospital
  • Sotogahama town office
  • Kanita post office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Train Status Information | JR-EAST". JR-EAST - East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員(2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.