Kado Station

Kado Station (鹿渡駅, Kado-eki)is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Kado Station

鹿渡駅
Kado Station (3 March 2019)
LocationHigashinihonyanagi Kado, Mitane-sho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2104
Japan
Coordinates40°2′40.69″N 140°4′57.25″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance338.4 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)135 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Koikawa
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Moritake
toward Aomori
Location
Kado Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Kado Station
Kado Station (Japan)

Lines

Kado Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 338.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Kado Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. Track 2 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction. Kado Station is a simple consignment station, administered by Higashi-Noshiro Station, and operated by Mitane municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
2 ■ Ōu Main Line freight train siding
3 ■ Ōu Main Line for Akita and Ōmagari

History

Kado Station was opened on August 1, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Kado, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in July 2007.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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