Kannabe Station
Kannabe Station 神辺駅 | |||||||
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 Kannabe Station, March 2006 | |||||||
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| Location | 746-11 Kawaminami, Kannabe-chō, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-2124 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°32′13.61″N 133°22′43.44″E / 34.5371139°N 133.3787333°E | ||||||
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| Distance | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) from Fukuyama | ||||||
| Platforms | 3 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Ibara Railway only) | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 July 1914 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| 2018 | 1438 daily (JR) | ||||||
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Kannabe Station (神辺駅, Kannabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and by the third sector transportation company, Ibara Railway Company).[1]
Lines
[edit]Kannabe Station is served by the Fukuen Line and is 8.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama. It is also the western terminus of the 41.7 Ibara Line from Sōja.
Station layout
[edit]The JR portion of the station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with an elevated station building. The JR station is unattended. The Ibara Line has a single unnumbered side platform, connected to the JR tracks by an extension of the elevated station building, although the Ibara Railway has its own station building adjacent to the platform. The Ibara portion of the station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Fukuyama |
| 2 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Fuchū |
| ■ Ibara Line | for Sōja (trains starting from Fukuyama only) | |
| ■ Ibara Line | for Sōja |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West | ||||
| Fukuen Line | ||||
| Yokoo | - | Yudamura | ||
| Ibara Railway | ||||
| Ibara Line | ||||
| Yuno | - | Terminus | ||
History
[edit]Kannabe Station was opened on July 21, 1914.[2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1439 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 313
- Kannabe Castle ruins
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "井原鉄道の旅立ち". 鉄道ジャーナル. 33 (4): 70–74. April 1999.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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Media related to Kannabe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR West official home page (in Japanese)
- Ibara Railway official home page (in Japanese)
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