Higashi-Kanai Station

Railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

38°16′37″N 140°18′10″E / 38.276956°N 140.302903°E / 38.276956; 140.302903Operated by

JR EastLine(s) Aterazawa LineDistance3.1 km (1.9 mi) from Kita-YamagataPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 December 1951; 72 years ago (1951-12-25)PassengersFY2004171 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Uzen-Yamabe towards Aterazawa		Aterazawa Line		Kita-Yamagata towards Yamagata

Location
Higashi-Kanai Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Higashi-Kanai Station Higashi-Kanai Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Kanai Station (東金井駅, Higashi-Kanai eki) is a railway station located in the city of Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Kanai Station is served by the Aterazawa Line and is located 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from the preceding station and start of the line at Kita-Yamagata, and 21.1 km (13.1 mi) from Aterazawa. The following station of Uzen-Yamabe is 3.4 km (2.1 mi) away.

Station layout

The station has a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended and has no accessibility features.

Platforms

Source:^[1]

-	■ Aterazawa Line	for Yamagata
		for Aterazawa

History

Higashi-Kanai Station began operation on December 25, 1951.^[2] With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

The Station will start accepting Suica Cards in Spring 2024, with the extension of the Sendai area Suica zone to Yamagata Prefecture.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2004, the station was used by an average of 171 passengers daily. Since 2005, Yamagata Prefecture has not reported the passenger numbers for Uzen-Kanezawa Station.

Below is table containing the passenger statistics from the year 2000 to the year 2004:

Passenger statistics
Year	Average Daily Boarding Passengers
2000	152
2001	153
2002	157
2003	172
2004	171

Surrounding area

Prefecture Route 49
National Route 112
Kanai Junior High School
Kanai Elementary School

References

^ "JR東日本：駅構内図・バリアフリー情報（東金井駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^ JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) [Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Bunshun Bunko. September 1988. p. 423. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
^ "山形県における Suica ご利用駅の拡大について" (PDF). JR East. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 July 2022.