Kani Station

Kani Station (可児駅, Kani-eki) is a railway station on the Taita Line in the city of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

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Kani Station

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Kani Station in October 2008
General information
LocationNemoto-cho 3-chome, Kani-shi, Gifu-ken 509-0203
Japan
Coordinates35.4227°N 137.0555°E / 35.4227; 137.0555
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Taita Line
Distance12.8 km from Tajimi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeCI02
History
OpenedDecember 28, 1918
Previous namesHiromi (to 1982)
Passengers
FY20151485 daily
Location
Kani Station is located in Gifu Prefecture
Kani Station
Kani Station
Location within Gifu Prefecture
Kani Station is located in Japan
Kani Station
Kani Station
Kani Station (Japan)

Lines

Kani Station is served by the Taita Line, and is located 12.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tajimi.

Station layout

Kani Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Taita Line For Tajimi
2 ■ Taita Line For Mino-Ōta, Unuma, and Gifu

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Central
Taita Line
Shimogiri   Local   Mino-Kawai

History

Kani Station opened on December 28, 1918 as Hiromi Station (広見駅) station on the Tōnō Railway. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Kani City Hall
  • Kani Post Office

See also

References
  1. 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

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