Kani Station

CI02
Kani Station

可児駅
CI02; Kani Station; 可児駅
	Kani Station in October 2008
Location	Nemoto-cho 3-chome, Kani-shi, Gifu-ken 509-0203; Japan
Coordinates	35°25′22″N 137°03′20″E / 35.4227°N 137.0555°ECoordinates: 35°25′22″N 137°03′20″E / 35.4227°N 137.0555°E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Taita Line
Distance	12.8 km from Tajimi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	CI02
History
Opened	December 28, 1918
Previous names	Hiromi (to 1982)
Passengers
FY2015	1485 daily
Location
	Kani Station Location within Gifu PrefectureShow map of Gifu PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Kani Station (可児駅, Kani-eki) is a railway station on the Taita Line in the city of Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines[]

Kani Station is served by the Taita Line, and is located 12.8 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tajimi.

Station layout[]

Kani Station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Taita Line	For Tajimi
2	■ Taita Line	For Mino-Ōta, Unuma, and Gifu

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
JR Central
Taita Line
Shimogiri	Local	Mino-Kawai

History[]

Kani Station opened on December 28, 1918 as Hiromi Station (広見駅) station on the Tōnō Railway. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR Tōkai network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,485 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Kani City Hall
Kani Post Office

References[]

^ 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

External links[]

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[Gifu2016stats-1] 岐阜県統計書（平成２８年） [Gifu Prefecture Statistics (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Gifu Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

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