Kanazuka Station

Railway station in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kaji towards Niitsu		Uetsu Main Line		Nakajō towards Akita

Location
Kanazuka Station Location within Japan

Kanazuka Station (金塚駅, Kanazuka eki) is a railway station in the city of Shibata, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kanazuka Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 35.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Murakami, Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	siding
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Niitsu, Niigata

History

Kanazuka Station opened on 1 June 1914 With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.