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.

Nanao Station

七尾駅
Nanao Station in October 2015
General information
Location28-2 Misogi-cho, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture 926-0811
Japan
Coordinates37°02′33″N 136°57′50″E / 37.042384°N 136.963999°E / 37.042384; 136.963999
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance54.4 km (33.8 mi) from Tsubata
Platforms1 island + 2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 April 1898; 126 years ago (1898-04-24)
Passengers
FY20191,114 (JR West) daily; 366 (Noto Railway) daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Tokuda
towards Tsubata
JR Nanao Line Wakura-Onsen
Terminus
Preceding station Noto Railway Following station
Terminus Nanao Line Wakura-Onsen
towards Anamizu
Location
Nanao Station is located in Ishikawa Prefecture
Nanao Station
Nanao Station
Location within Ishikawa Prefecture
Nanao Station is located in Central Japan
Nanao Station
Nanao Station
Nanao Station (Central Japan)
Nanao Station is located in Japan
Nanao Station
Nanao Station
Nanao Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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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