is a passenger

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located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto,

Kumamoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture t ...

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. It is operated by the private transportation company

Kumamoto Electric Railway The is a public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines. Lines * Kikuchi Line (菊池線) ** Kami-Kumamoto — Kita-Kumamoto ...

Lines

The station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 0.7 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at .Only local trains serve the station

Layout

Kankanzaka Station is a ground-level station with one short

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

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.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

Surrounding area

*Kumamoto City Ikeda Elementary School

References

External links

Official home page
{{Kumamoto Electric Railway Kikuchi Line Kumamoto Electric Railway Kikuchi Line Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1955 Buildings and structures in Kumamoto