Nishi-Kanazawa Station
# Nishi-Kanazawa Station

Nishi-Kanazawa Station (西金沢駅, Nishi-Kanazawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

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

## Station layout

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

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Komatsu and Fukui |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Kanazawa |

## History

Nishi-Kanazawa Station opened on 1 August 1912 as Nonoichi Station (野々市駅). 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).

## Gallery

* East Exit, July 2022
* Ticket office and fare gates, July 2022
* Platforms, July 2022
* Bus stop by the West Exit, July 2022

## Surrounding area

* The Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line is also connected to the station with a separate building named Shin-Nishi-Kanazawa Station located on the east side of the JR station.
