is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Kanagawa Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 19.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There used to be a large wooden station building built at the time of its opening, which was relatively well maintained, but on February 1, 2005, it was rebuilt into a concrete building on the occasion of the Okayama National Athletic Meet. At that time, the position of the station building moved about 40 meters toward Okayama. Platform 2 is adjacent to the station building and there is a rain shelter on Platform 1.The station is unattended.
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Adjacent stations
History Kanagawa Station opened on December 21, 1898, with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 816 passengers daily.Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Surrounding area Okayama City Kita Ward Office Mitsu Branch (former Mitsu Town Office) Okayama Prefectural Okayama Mitsu High School Okayama Municipal Mitsu Junior High School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Kanagawa Station Official Site