Nanao Station

This article is about the railway station in Japan. For the station in Taiwan, see Nan-ao Station.

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
Location	28-2 Misogi-cho, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture 926-0811 Japan
Coordinates	37.042384°N 136.963999°E / 37.042384; 136.963999
Operated by	JR West Noto Railway
Line(s)	JR Nanao Line      Nanao Line
Distance	54.4 km (33.8 mi) from Tsubata
Platforms	1 island + 2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 April 1898 (1898-04-24)
Passengers
FY2019	1,114 (JR West) daily; 366 (Noto Railway) daily
Services
Preceding station 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 Location within Ishikawa Prefecture Nanao Station Nanao Station (Central Japan) Nanao Station Nanao Station (Japan)

Lines

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

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

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

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

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).

Surrounding area

• Nanao City Hall
• Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum
• Nanao High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR West - Nanao Station (in Japanese)
• Noto Railway - Nanao Station (in Japanese)