Kankanzaka Station

Railway station located in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto

32°49′27″N 130°42′07″E / 32.8241°N 130.7019°E / 32.8241; 130.7019Operated by

Kumamoto Electric RailwayLine(s)■ Kikuchi LineDistance0.7 km from Kami-KumamotoPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStation codeKD02HistoryOpened1 December 1955 (1955-12-01)PassengersFY2018184 Services

Preceding station	Kumamoto Electric Railway			Following station
Kami-Kumamoto Terminus		Kikuchi Line		Ikeda towards Miyoshi

Location
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Kankanzaka Station (韓々坂駅, Kankanzaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.^[1] ^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 0.7 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Kami-Kumamoto.^[1]Only local trains serve the station^[3]

Layout

Kankanzaka Station is a ground-level station with one short side platform suitable for only one carriage in length. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1955.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 184 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Kumamoto City Ikeda Elementary School

References

^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "韓々坂駅" [Kankanzaka Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "新須屋駅熊本電気鉄道菊池線時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧