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Kanayasawa Station

Railway station in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

41°13′44.74″N 141°14′53.55″E / 41.2290944°N 141.2482083°E / 41.2290944; 141.2482083Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Ōminato Line Distance47.7 km from NohejiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJune 10, 1953Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Chikagawa towards Noheji		Ōminato Line		Akagawa towards Ōminato

Location
Kanayasawa Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Kanayasawa Station Kanayasawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kanayasawa Station (金谷沢駅, Kanayasawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kanayasawa Station is served by the Ōminato Line, and is located 47.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Noheji Station.^[2]

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station has no station building, but only a small rain shelter for passengers on the platform. The station is unattended.^[2]^[1]

History

Kanayasawa Station was opened on June 10, 1953. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 279
Mutsu Bay

References

^ ^a ^b "陸金谷沢駅" [Kanayasawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kawashima, Ryōzō (2015). 図説: 日本の鉄道東北ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第8巻岩手青森エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated.Tohoku Area. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 8 Iwate Aomori area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 4062951754.