Kanita Station

Kanita Station 蟹田駅
Kanita Station in August 2020
General information
Location	55 Kami-Kanita, Sotogahama-machi, Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1309 Japan
Coordinates	41°02′18.95″N140°38′31.99″E / 41.0385972°N 140.6422194°E / 41.0385972; 140.6422194
Operated by	JR East
Line	■ Tsugaru Line
Distance	27.0 km from Aomori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 5, 1951
Passengers
FY2016	164
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Naka-Oguni towards Minmaya Tsugaru Line Seheji towards Aomori
Location Kanita Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Kanita Station Kanita Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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).

Lines

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

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

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

History

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

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

Bus services

• Tairadate area line bus

Surrounding area

National Route 280

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

References

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.