Kanemaru Station

Kanemaru Station (金丸駅, Kanemaru-eki) is a railway station on the Nanao Line in Nakanoto, Kashima District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West), opened in 1898.

Kanemaru Station 金丸駅
Kanemaru Station in January 2009
General information
Location	Kanemaru matare-49, Nakanoto-machi, Kashima-gun, Ishikawa-ken 929-1521 Japan
Coordinates	36.9433°N 136.8358°E / 36.9433; 136.8358
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Nanao Line
Distance	37.5 km from Tsubata
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 April 1898
Location Kanemaru Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kanemaru Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 37.5 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata and 49.0 kilometers from Kanazawa.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Nanao Line	for Nanao
2	■ Nanao Line	for Tsubata and Kanazawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nanao Line
Chiji		-	Notobe

History

The station opened on April 24, 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station building was rebuilt in May 2005.

Surrounding area

• National Route 159
• Kanemaru Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)