Nanao Station (七尾駅, Nanao-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Noto Railway.
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 Nanao Station in October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 28-2 Misogi-cho, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture 926-0811 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°02′33″N 136°57′50″E / 37.042384°N 136.963999°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 54.4 km (33.8 mi) from Tsubata | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island + 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 April 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1,114 (JR West) daily; 366 (Noto Railway) daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Nanao Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 54.4 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata. It is also the terminal station for the 6.3 kilometer Noto Railway's Nanao Line to Anamizu.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two staggered and co-joined side platforms. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Nanao Line | for Tsubata and Kanazawa for Wakura-Onsen (express only) |
| 2 | ■ Nanao Line | for Tsubata and Kanazawa |
| 3 | ■ Nanao Line | for Wakura-Onsen |
| 0 | ■ Nanao Railway | for Wakura-Onsen |
History edit
The station opened on April 24, 1898. 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 JR West portion of the station was used by an average of 1,138 passengers daily and the Noto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 476 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Nanao City Hall
- Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum
- Nanao High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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
- JR West - Nanao Station (in Japanese)
- Noto Railway - Nanao Station (in Japanese)