Higashi-Kanai Station

Railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Higashi-Kanai Station

東金井駅

Higashi-Kanai Station, October 2010

General information
Location| Jimba 3-chōme, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken 990-0000
Japan
Coordinates| 38°16′37″N 140°18′10″E﻿ / ﻿38.276956°N 140.302903°E﻿ / 38.276956; 140.302903Coordinates: 38°16′37″N 140°18′10″E﻿ / ﻿38.276956°N 140.302903°E﻿ / 38.276956; 140.302903
Operated by|  JR East
Line(s)| ■ Aterazawa Line
Distance| 3.1 km from Kita-Yamagata
Platforms| 1 side platform
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
History
Opened| December 25, 1951
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR East | Following station

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Uzen-Yamabe

towards Aterazawa

|  | Aterazawa Line |  | Kita-Yamagata

towards Yamagata

Location

Higashi-Kanai Station

Location within Yamagata Prefecture

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Higashi-Kanai Station

Higashi-Kanai Station (Japan)

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Higashi-Kanai Station (東金井駅, Higashi-Kanai eki) is a railway station located in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Contents

* 1 Lines
* 2 Station layout
* 3 Surrounding area
* 4 History
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Lines[edit]

Higashi-Kanai Station is served by the Aterazawa Line, and is located 3.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kita-Yamagata Station.

## Station layout[edit]

The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

## Surrounding area[edit]

* National Route 112
* Kanai Junior High School
* Kanai Elementary School

## History[edit]

Higashi-Kanai Station began operation on December 25, 1951.[1] With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

## See also[edit]

* List of railway stations in Japan

## References[edit]

1. ^ JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423\. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Higashi-Kanai Station at Wikimedia Commons

* (in Japanese) Higashi-Kanai Station (JR East)

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Stations of the Aterazawa Line

* Yamagata
* Kita-Yamagata
* Higashi-Kanai
* Uzen-Yamabe
* Uzen-Kanezawa
* Uzen-Nagasaki
* Minami-Sagae
* Sagae
* Nishi-Sagae
* Uzen-Takamatsu
* Shibahashi
* Aterazawa

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