| Wakuraonsen Station 和倉温泉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Wakuraonsen Station in May 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ishizaki-machi, Nanao-shi, Ishikawa-ken 926-0171 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°4′30.10″N 136°55′31.73″E / 37.0750278°N 136.9254806°E / 37.0750278; 136.9254806 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 December 1898; 126 years ago (15 December 1898) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Wakura (until 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 438 (JR West) daily; 200 (Noto Railway) daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wakuraonsen StationLocation within Ishikawa PrefectureShow map of Ishikawa Prefecture
Wakuraonsen Station (和倉温泉駅, Wakuraonsen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, operated jointly by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Noto Railway.
Lines
Wakuraonsen Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 59.5 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata. It is also 3.5 kilometers from Anamizu on the Noto Railway's Nanao Line.
Station layout
The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Nanao Line | for Osaka, Tsubata, Nanao and Kanazawa (express only) |
| 2 | ■ Nanao Railway | for Nanao for Anamizu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR Nanao Line | ||||
| Nanao | Noto Kagaribi | Terminus | ||
History
The station opened on 15 December 1925, as simply Wakura Station (和倉駅). It was renamed Wakuraonsen on 1 July 1980. With the privatization of 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 626 passengers daily and the Noto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 153. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
- JR West - Wakuraonsen Station (in Japanese)
- Noto Railway - Wakuraonsen Station (in Japanese)
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