Unoke Station

Unoke Station (宇野気駅, Unoke-eki) is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Unoke Station

宇野気駅
Unoke Station in June 2009
Location70-5 Unike, Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken 929-1125
Japan
Coordinates36.7225°N 136.7027°E / 36.7225; 136.7027
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Nanao Line
Distance8.8 km from Tsubata
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 April 1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)1338 daily
Location
Unoke Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Unoke Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 8.8 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata and 20.3 kilometers from Kanazawa.

Station layout

The station consists of 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 Tsubata and Kanazawa
2  Nanao Line for Hakui and Nanao

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nanao Line
Nose - Yokoyama

History

The station opened on April 24, 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,338 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • former Unoke Town Hall
  • Unoke Junior High School
  • Unoke Elementary School
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See also

References

  1. 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.


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