Nishigishi Station
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Noto RailwayNishigishi Station 西岸駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nishigishi Station in May 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Soto, Nakajima-machi, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture 929-2213 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°8′51″N 136°52′28″E / 37.14750°N 136.87444°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Noto Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Nanao Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) from Nanao | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 August 1932 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 24 (Daily) | ||||||||||
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Nishigishi Station (西岸駅, Nishigishi-eki) is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Noto Railway.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms on a passing loop, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
History
Nishigishi Station opened on 27 August 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. On 1 September 1991, the section of the Nanao Line from Nanao to Anamizu was separated from JR West into the Noto Railway.
Surrounding area
National Route 249- Nishigishi Post Office
In fiction
Nishigishi Station served as inspiration for Yunosagi Station which features prominently in the 2011 anime Hanasaku Iroha. A symbolic Yunosagi station sign was unveiled on April 29, 2011.
