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).

Higashi-Kanai Station 東金井駅
Higashi-Kanai Station, October 2010
General information
Location	Jimba 3-chōme, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-0000 Japan
Coordinates	38°16′37″N 140°18′10″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Aterazawa Line
Distance	3.1 km from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	December 25, 1951
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Uzen-Yamabe towards Aterazawa Aterazawa Line Kita-Yamagata towards Yamagata
Location
Higashi-Kanai Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Higashi-Kanai Station Higashi-Kanai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Kanai Station is served by the Aterazawa Line, and is located 3.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kita-Yamagata Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Surrounding area

• National Route 112
• Kanai Junior High School
• Kanai Elementary School

History

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Higashi-Kanai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Japanese) Higashi-Kanai Station (JR East)