title: Kita-Kanaoka Station
text: # Kita-Kanaoka Station
  
  Kita-Kanaoka Station (北金岡駅, Kita-Kanaoka-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Mitane, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kita-Kanaoka Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 349.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Akita and Ōmagari |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Ōu Main Line | for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki |
  
  ## History
  
  Kita-Kanaoka Station began as Kita-Kanoka Signal Stop (金岡信号場) on June 1, 1944, and was elevated to a full station on the Japan National Railway (JNR), serving the village of Kanaoka, Akita on February 25, 1952. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. It has been unattended since May 2005. A new station building was completed in April 2006.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2008, the last for which published information is available. the station was used by an average of 70 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  The station is located in a rural area of Mitane, with only a few houses nearby.
  
  