is a railway station on the

Nanao Line The is a railway line in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the Noto Railway. It runs between Tsubata Station in Tsubata and Anamizu Station in Anamizu. JR West operates the section between Tsuba ...

in the town of Anamizu, Hōsu District,

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, operated by the

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operator

Noto Railway is a Japanese railway company on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. It runs the Nanao Line with eight stops between Nanao and Anamizu, a distance of . There are 34 trains plus sightseeing trains on the line. It previously operated the N ...

Lines

Anamizu Station is a terminus of the Noto Railway Nanao Line, and is located 33.1 km from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

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, one

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and one

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, connected by a footbridge. However, only Platform 1 is current in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Anamizu Station opened on 27 August 1932 as a station on the Nanao Line. Operations on the

Noto Line The was a Japanese railway line of Noto Railway in Ishikawa Prefecture, between Anamizu Station in Anamizu, Hōsu District and Takojima Station in Suzu. This railway line closed on April 1, 2005. Line data * Length: 61 km * Rail gauge ...

to began on 15 June 1959. With the privatization of

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(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. On 1 April 2001, the Nanao Line discontinued operations past Anamizu to , making Anamizu the terminus of the line. Operations on the

were discontinued from 1 April 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* *Anamizu Town Hall

External links

References

{{Noto Railway Noto Line Railway stations in Ishikawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932 Nanao Line Anamizu, Ishikawa