is a railway station on the

Himi Line The is a 16.5 km (10.3 mi) railway line in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Takaoka Station (Toyama), Takaoka Station in Takaoka, Toyama, Takaoka with Himi Station in Himi, Toyama, Him ...

in Takaoka,

Toyama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...

, Japan, operated by

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

(JR West).

Lines

Nōmachi Station is served by the

, and is located 4.1 kilometers from the opposing end of the line at . The station also has a freight terminal for the

Japan Freight Railway Company , or , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It provides transportation of cargo nationwide throughout Japan. Its headquarters are in Shibuya, Tokyo near Shinjuku Station. The Japan Railways Group was foun ...

Shinminato Line is a rail line in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan. It is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). It runs from Nōmachi Station to Takaoka Freight Terminal. Route data *Company: Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) ( Category-1) ...

Station layout

The station has a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

, serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 29 December 1900. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(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 201 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Nōmachi Post Office

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nomachi Station Railway stations in Toyama Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1900 Himi Line Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Takaoka, Toyama