Kanuma Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station located in Kanuma
, Tochigi Prefecture
, Japan
and operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
Kanuma, Tochigi
is a city located in Tochigi, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 102,825 and the density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 490.62 km²...
, Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East).
Platforms
| Platform | Line | Towards |
| 1 | ■Nikkō Line Nikko Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company which runs from to .Both the Tōbu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other.-Station list:* Trains can pass each other at any station.... |
Imaichi Imaichi Station is a train station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :... , Nikkō Nikkō Station is a railway station located in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The station is the terminal of the Nikkō Line.-External links:* *... |
| 2 | ■Nikkō Line Nikko Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company which runs from to .Both the Tōbu and JR East railway stations in Nikkō are located within walking distance of each other.-Station list:* Trains can pass each other at any station.... |
Tsuruta Tsuruta Station is a JR East railway station located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It located on the Nikkō Line and was opened on September 13, 1902.-History:*September 13, 1902: Station opened... , Utsunomiya Utsunomiya Station is a JR East railway station located in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.Tōbu Utsunomiya Station is located 1.6 km west of this station.-Lines serving Utsunomiya:* Tōhoku Shinkansen* Utsunomiya Line... |
- Some Utsunomiya bound trains operate from platform 1. During peak hours, some trains originate/terminate at Kanuma.
History
- June 1, 1890 - Station opens.
- March 15, 2008 - Introduction of dedicated SuicaSuicais a rechargeable contactless smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. Launched in November 2001, the card is usable currently in the Kantō region, at JR East stations near Sendai and Niigata...
touch-gates.