Nishi-Kanazawa Station

西金沢駅
Nishi-Kanazawa Station in April 2013
General information
Location1-1 Nishi-Kanazawa, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 921-8054
Japan
Coordinates36°33′12″N 136°37′18″E / 36.5532064°N 136.6216367°E / 36.5532064; 136.6216367
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)
Distance172.9 km (107.4 mi) from Maibara
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
StatusUnmanned station (automatic ticket vending machine installed)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1912 (1 August 1912)
Previous namesNonoichi (to 1925)
Passengers
FY20152,628
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Nonoichi
towards Maibara
Hokuriku Main Line Kanazawa
towards Naoetsu
Location
Nishi-Kanazawa Station is located in Ishikawa Prefecture
Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Location within Ishikawa Prefecture
Nishi-Kanazawa Station is located in Central Japan
Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Nishi-Kanazawa Station (Central Japan)
Nishi-Kanazawa Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Nishi-Kanazawa Station (Japan)

Nishi-Kanazawa Station (西金沢駅, Nishi-Kanazawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nishi-Kanazawa Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 172.9 kilometers from the start of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unmanned.[1][2]

Platforms

1  Hokuriku Main Line for Komatsu and Fukui
2  Hokuriku Main Line for Kanazawa

History

Nishi-Kanazawa Station opened on 1 August 1912 as Nonoichi Station (野々市駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1925. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "石川県内JR8割、無人駅に 西金沢駅、10月末に窓口終了|社会|石川のニュース|北國新聞". 北國新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. "西金沢駅、きょうから無人|社会|石川のニュース|北國新聞". 北國新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.


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