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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

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
    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. ^ 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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