Kannami Station

{{short description|Railway station in Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRCSN|CA|01|50}}
Kannami Station

| native_name = 函南駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| style = JR Central

| image = Kannami-station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kannami Station in March 2008

| other_name =

| address = Ōtake, Kannami Town, Tagata District, Shizuoka Prefecture

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|06|31|N|138|58|18|E|display=inline, title|region:JP-13_type:railwaystation}}

| operator = {{ric|JR Central|name=y}}

| line = {{ric|JR Central|Tokaido|name=y}}

| distance = {{cvt|114.5|km}} from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| connections =

| structure = At grade

| code = CA01

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official|1=http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/shizuoka/kannami/index.html}}

| opened = {{start date and age|1934|12|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers =1,856 daily

| pass_year = FY2017

| map_type = Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai

| map_dot_label = Kannami Station

|services = {{Adjstn|system=JR Central

|line=Tokaido|type=Local|left=Mishima|right=Atami|note-left={{JRCSN|CA|02|30}}|note-right={{JRCSN|CA|00|30}}}}

}}

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{{nihongo|Kannami Station|函南駅|Kannami-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Kannami Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 114.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has a single Island platform serving Track 1 and Track 2, which are on passing loops with outside tracks to permit the through transit of express trains. The platform is connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office.

=Platforms=

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Station history

Kannami Station was opened on December 1, 1934 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Atami with Numazu via the Tanna Tunnel was completed. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued in 1971. TOICA automated gates were installed in 2008.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Kannami Station was assigned station number CA01.{{Cite web |date=13 December 2017 |title=在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します |trans-title=Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations |url=https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=jr-central.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 |trans-title=JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines |url=https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=28 February 2023 |website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1856 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://toukei.pref.shizuoka.jp/toukeikikakuhan/page/nenkan/documents/h29_11_06.pdf|script-title=ja:静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年))|year= 2018|publisher= Shizuoka Prefecture|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 July 2019}}