Yokoyama Station (Ishikawa)

Yokoyama Station (横山駅, Yokoyama-eki) is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Yokoyama Station 横山駅
Yokoyama Station in March 2015
General information
Location	77 Yokohama-i, Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken 929-1105 Japan
Coordinates	36°44′51″N 136°43′01″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Nanao Line
Distance	11.8 km from Tsubata
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 June 1901
Location Yokoyama Station Location within Japan

Lines

Yokoyama Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 11.8 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata and 23.3 kilometers from Kanazawa.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■ Nanao Line	for Tsubata and Kanazawa
opposite side	■ Nanao Line	for Hakui and Nanao

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nanao Line
Unoke		-	Takamatsu

History

The station opened on June 15, 1901. 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 2010.

Surrounding area

• National Route 159
• Kanatsu Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)