Kanamachi Station

For the Keisei Electric Railway station, see Keisei Kanamachi Station.

Kanamachi Station 金町駅
File:JRE-kanamachi-entrance-south.jpg Station entrance, May 2006
Location	6 Kanamachi, Katsushika, Tokyo （東京都葛飾区金町六丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōban Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010)	43,971 daily

Kanamachi Station (金町駅, Kanamachi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is adjacent to Keisei Kanamachi Station operated by the Keisei Electric Railway.

Lines

Kanamachi Station is served by Jōban Line local services with through services to and from the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks for local services. There are also two tracks for Rapid services and three for freight services.

The station has a Midori no madoguchi ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line (Local)	for Matsudo, Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride
2	■ Jōban Line (Local)	for Kita-Senju and through service via Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line to Nishi-Nippori and Yoyogi-Uehara

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Jōban Line
Kameari		Local	Matsudo

History

Kanamachi Station first opened on 27 December 1897.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 43,971 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Keisei Kanamachi Station (Keisei Kanamachi Line)
• Mizumoto Park
• Edogawa River
• National Route 6

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)