Nishi-Kanazawa Station

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 byIR Ishikawa Railway
Line(s)
Distance42.7 km (26.5 mi) from Daishōji
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
StatusUnmanned station (automatic ticket vending machine installed)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1912; 112 years ago (1 August 1912)
Previous namesNonoichi (to 1925)
Passengers
FY20152,628
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 IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and is 42.7 kilometers from the start of the line at Daishōji.

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 ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Komatsu and Fukui
2 ■ IR Ishikawa Railway 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 West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

On 16 March 2024, the station came under the aegis of the IR Ishikawa Railway due to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Nonoichi - Kanazawa

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

  • East Exit, July 2022
    East Exit, July 2022
  • Ticket office and fare gates, July 2022
    Ticket office and fare gates, July 2022
  • Platforms, July 2022
    Platforms, July 2022
  • Bus stop by the West Exit, July 2022
    Bus stop by the West Exit, July 2022

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. ^ "ＪＲ北陸本線の県内区間は１６日から第３セクターに" [JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa prefecture will move to third-sector operations and ownership from the 16th of March 2024.]. NHK NEWS WEB. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ 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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