Wakuraonsen Station Explained

Wakuraonsen Station
Native Name:和倉温泉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ishizaki-machi, Nanao-shi, Ishikawa-ken 926-0171
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.075°N 136.9255°W
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Wakura (until 1980)
Passengers:438 (JR West) daily;
200 (Noto Railway) daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Ishikawa Prefecture#Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai#Japan

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 . It is also 3.5 kilometers from 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

History

The station opened on 15 December 1925, as simply .[1] It was renamed Wakuraonsen on 1 July 1980.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1]

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).[2]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 153 . 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://toukei.pref.ishikawa.jp/library/2015-data/27-10.pdf. ja: 駅 別 運 輸 実 績. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. Ishikawa Prefectural Government. Japan. Japanese. 2 January 2018.