Nanao Station

Railway station in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

JR West
Noto Railway

Line(s)

Distance54.4 km (33.8 mi) from TsubataPlatforms1 island + 2 side platformsTracks4ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened24 April 1898; 126 years ago (1898-04-24)PassengersFY20191,114 (JR West) daily; 366 (Noto Railway) daily Services

Preceding station	JR West		Following station
Tokuda towards Tsubata		JR Nanao Line	Wakura-Onsen Terminus
Preceding station	Noto Railway		Following station
Terminus		Nanao Line	Wakura-Onsen towards Anamizu

Location
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Nanao Station (七尾駅, Nanao-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Noto Railway.

Lines

Nanao Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 54.4 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata. It is also the terminal station for the 6.3 kilometer Noto Railway's Nanao Line to Anamizu.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two staggered and co-joined side platforms. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Nanao Line	for Tsubata and Kanazawa for Wakura-Onsen (express only)
2	■ Nanao Line	for Tsubata and Kanazawa
3	■ Nanao Line	for Wakura-Onsen

■ Nanao Railway

for Wakura-Onsen

History

The station opened on April 24, 1898. 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 JR West portion of the station was used by an average of 1,138 passengers daily and the Noto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 476 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]