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 | |||||||||||
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 Kado Station (3 March 2019) | |||||||||||
| Location | Higashinihonyanagi Kado, Mitane-sho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2104 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°2′40.69″N 140°4′57.25″E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 338.4 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 1, 1902 | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (FY2018) | 135 daily | ||||||||||
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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
- Kotooka Post Office
- Kotooka Junior High School
See also
References
- 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.
