Nishi-Kanazawa Station
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Nishi-Kanazawa Station 西金沢駅 | |||||
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 Nishi-Kanazawa Station in April 2013 | |||||
| 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 | IR Ishikawa Railway | ||||
| Line | |||||
| Distance | 42.7 km (26.5 mi) from Daishōji | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | |||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed 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.
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 unstaffed.[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
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
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.
