is a railway station in the city of Kanazawa,

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Lines

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

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unmanned.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Nishi-Kanazawa Station opened on 1 August 1912 as . 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).

Surrounding area

*The

Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line The is a railway line owned and operated by Hokuriku Railroad in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The line extends 13.8 km from the city of Kanazawa to Hakusan with a total of 16 stations. Service All services are all-stations "Local" trains ...

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

References

External links

* Stations of West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Ishikawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912 Hokuriku Main Line {{Ishikawa-railstation-stub