Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Nishi-Kanazawa Station (西金沢駅, Nishi-Kanazawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
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 Nishi-Kanazawa Station in April 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Nishi-Kanazawa, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 921-8054 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°33′12″N 136°37′18″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 172.9 km (107.4 mi) from Maibara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unmanned station (automatic ticket vending machine installed) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Nonoichi (to 1925) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 2,628 | ||||||||||
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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]
Gallery
East Exit, July 2022
Ticket office and fare gates, July 2022
Platforms, July 2022
Bus stop by the West Exit, July 2022
Surrounding area
- 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
References
- "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
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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