Kanita Station

Kanita Station (蟹田駅) is a railway station on the Tsugaru Line in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Kanita Station is served by the Tsugaru Line, and is located 27.0 km from the starting point of the line at Aomori. As of August 2022 the service continuing onward to Minmaya Station terminates here due to damage from heavy rainfall, without plans to restore the service.

Station layout
Kanita Station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge, serving a total of four tracks (one track is a siding). The station is attended, and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Kanita Station was opened on December 5, 1951 as a station operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. Services on the Tsugaru Kaikyō Line began on March 13, 1988, and ceased operations on March 26, 2016 when the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened and replaced regular passenger services connecting Aomori and Hakodate.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)

Bus services

 * Tairadate area line bus

Surrounding area

 * Sotogahama center hospital
 * Sotogahama town office
 * Kanita post office