Kanuma Station

Railway station in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

A 107 series train at Kanuma Station, June 2008

Kanuma Station (鹿沼駅, Kanuma-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kanuma Station is served by the Nikkō Line, and is located 14.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Utsunomiya.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not in operation.

Platforms

History

Kanuma Station opened on 1 June 1890. On 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East with the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kanuma City Hall
• Kanuma Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

• Media related to Kanuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
• JR East Station information (in Japanese)