Kaneshima Station

Railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Kaneshima Station

金島駅

Station building and platform

General information
Location| Kitanomachi Yaegame, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates| 33°21′11.08″N 130°37′21.18″E﻿ / ﻿33.3530778°N 130.6225500°E﻿ / 33.3530778; 130.6225500
Operated by|  Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)| ■ Amagi Line
Distance| 9.4 km fromMiyanojin
Platforms| 1 island platform
Connections|

Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Station code| A06
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 8 December 1921 (1921-12-08)
Passengers
FY2020| 605
Services
| Preceding station  |  Nishitetsu | Following station

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Ōki

towards Miyanojin

|  | Amagi Line |  | Ōzeki

towards Amagi

Location

Kaneshima Station

Location within Fukuoka Prefecture

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Kaneshima Station

Kaneshima Station (Japan)

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Kaneshima Station (金島駅, Kaneshima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number A06.[1]

## Lines

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The station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 9.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Miyanojin.[1]

## Station layout

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The station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

## Platforms

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1 | ■ Nishitetsu Amagi Line | for Amagi

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2 | ■ Nishitetsu Amagi Line  | for Miyanojin

## History

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The station was opened on 8 December 1921 as a station on the Mitsui Electric Tramway. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942. The station building renovated in 1964.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by 605 passengers daily.[2]

## Surrounding area

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* Kaneshima Nursery
* Kaneshima Elementary School
* Kaneshima Post Office
* Kumashiro Hospital

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
2. ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

## External links

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Media related to Kaneshima Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Official home page (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Nishitetsu Amagi Line

* Miyanojin
* Gorōmaru
* Gakkōmae
* Koganchaya
* Kitano
* Ōki
* Kaneshima
* Ōzeki
* Hongō
* Kamiura
* Mada
* Amagi

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