Kan'i itaku station

These stations are commonly operated by the local municipality, an agricultural cooperative, a store in front of the station, or a private individual.

The station attendant generally sells passenger tickets through a ticket window and posts the train schedules, while the train conductor or driver handles collection and validation of tickets in most cases.

There are a few places within the JR East and JR Kyushu, however, where the station attendant at a kantaku station handles the collection of the tickets as well as selling the tickets.

An exception to this are many of the kantaku stations operating within the area serviced by JR Central which have the MARS logo above the ticket window.

These stations can sell tickets for any train within the JR Group, though most cannot be exchanged at a regular railway company operated station.