Nishigishi Station
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Nishigishi Station 西岸駅 | |
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Location | Soto, Nakajima-machi, Nanao-shi, Ishikawa-ken 929-2213 Japan |
Coordinates | 37°8′51″N 136°52′28″E / 37.14750°N 136.87444°ECoordinates: 37°8′51″N 136°52′28″E / 37.14750°N 136.87444°E |
Operated by | Noto Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Nanao Line |
Distance | 22.5 km from Nanao |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 27 August 1932 |
Location | |
Nishigishi Station Location within Japan |
Nishigishi Station (西岸駅, Nishigishi-eki) is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Noto Railway.
Lines[]
Nishigishi Station is served by the Noto Railway Nanao Line between Nanao and Anamizu, and is 22.5 km from the starting point of the line at Nanao.
Station layout[]
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms on a passing loop, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Noto Railway Nanao Line | ||||
Noto-Nakajima | - | Noto-Kashima |
History[]
Nishigishi Station opened on 27 August 1932. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. On 1 September 1991, the section of the Nanao Line from Nanao to Anamizu was separated from JR West into the Noto Railway.
Surrounding area[]
- National Route 249
- Nishigishi Post Office
In fiction[]
Nishigishi Station served as inspiration for Yunosagi Station which features prominently in the 2011 anime Hanasaku Iroha. A symbolic Yunosagi station sign was unveiled on April 29, 2011.
See also[]
External links[]
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Railway stations in Ishikawa Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932
- Nanao Line
- Nanao, Ishikawa
- Ishikawa Prefecture railway station stubs