Kanashima Station (金島駅, Kanashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kanashima Station is a station on the Agatsuma Line, and is located 5.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shibukawa Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Agatsuma Line	forNakanojo, Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi, Manza-Kazawaguchi
2	■ Agatsuma Line	for Shibukawa and Takasaki

History

Kanashima Station was opened on 5 August 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area

• Agatsuma River
• Kanashima Onsen

External links

Media related to Kanashima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)