Kaneko Station 金子駅
The station entrance and forecourt in March 2015
General information
Location	Minamimine, Iruma-shi, Saitama-ken 358-0046 Japan
Coordinates	35°48′39.74″N139°19′43.12″E / 35.8110389°N 139.3286444°E /35.8110389; 139.3286444
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Hachikō Line
Distance	20.5 km fromHachiōji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 December 1931
Rebuilt	2014–2015
Passengers
FY2019	2029 (daily, boarding only)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Higashi-Hannō towardsKomagawa Hachikō Line Hakonegasaki towardsHachiōji
Location Kaneko Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Kaneko Station Kaneko Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kaneko Station (金子駅,Kaneko-eki) is a passengerrailway station located in the city ofIruma, Saitama, Japan, operated byEast Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Kaneko Station is served by theHachikō Line betweenHachiōji andKomagawa, with many services continuing to and fromKawagoe on theKawagoe Line. The station is 20.5 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Hachiōji.

The station consists of two opposedside platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line. The platforms are connected to the station building by a footbridge and the station is staffed.

The station opened on 10 December 1931 in the former village of Kaneko.^[2] With the privatization ofJapanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[2]

The southern section of the Hachikō Line between Hachiōji and Komagawa was electrified on 16 March 1996, with through services commencing between Hachiōji and Kawagoe.

From September 2014, the wooden station building was replaced by a temporary structure while a new station building was built.^[3] The new station structure was brought into use on 8 February 2015.^[4]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

• Surugadai University
• Iruma City Hall - Kaneko branch office
• Kaneko Elementary School
• Kaneko Middle School

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