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).

Kanameta Station 要田駅
Kanameta Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Kanameta Teramukai 69, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4323 Japan
Coordinates	37.4537°N 140.5209°E / 37.4537; 140.5209
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Miharu towards Kōriyama Ban'etsu East Line Local Funehiki towards Iwaki
Location
Kanameta Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Kanameta Station Kanameta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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

Platforms

History

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

• National Route 288
• Kanameta Post Office
• Kanameta Onsen

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kanameta Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)