Nishi-Kanazawa Station

Nishi-Kanazawa Station

西金沢駅
Nishi-Kanazawa Station; 西金沢駅
	Nishi-Kanazawa Station in April 2013
Location	1-1 Nishi-Kanazawa, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken 921-8054; Japan
Coordinates	36°33′12″N 136°37′18″E / 36.5532064°N 136.6216367°ECoordinates: 36°33′12″N 136°37′18″E / 36.5532064°N 136.6216367°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	172.9 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line (Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa Station); Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1912
Previous names	Nonoichi (to 1925)
Passengers
FY2015	2628
Location
	Nishi-Kanazawa Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Kanazawa Station (西金沢駅, Nishi-Kanazawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Lines[]

Nishi-Kanazawa Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 172.9 kilometers from the start of the line at Maibara.

Station layout[]

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Komatsu and Fukui
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Kanazawa

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
Nonoichi		-	Kanazawa

History[]

Nishi-Kanazawa Station opened on 1 August 1912 as Nonoichi Station (野々市駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1925.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 station was used by an average of 2,628 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

The Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line is also connected to the station with a separate building named Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa Station located on the east side of the JR station.