Nishi-Kanazawa Station
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Nishi-Kanazawa Station 西金沢駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1-1 Nishi-Kanazawa, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 921-8054 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°33′12″N 136°37′18″E / 36.5532064°N 136.6216367°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
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Distance | 172.9 km (107.4 mi) from Maibara | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | |||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unmanned station (automatic ticket vending machine installed) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 August 1912 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Nonoichi (to 1925) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2015 | 2,628 | ||||||||||
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Nishi-Kanazawa Station (西金沢駅, Nishi-Kanazawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Lines[edit]
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[edit]
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unmanned.[1][2]
Platforms[edit]
1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Komatsu and Fukui |
2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Kanazawa |
History[edit]
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[edit]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Gallery[edit]
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East Exit, July 2022
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Ticket office and fare gates, July 2022
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Platforms, July 2022
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Bus stop by the West Exit, July 2022
Surrounding area[edit]
- The Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line is also connected to the station with a separate building named Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa Station located on the east side of the JR station.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Kanazawa Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)