Nomi-Neagari Station

Nomi-Neagari Station 能美根上駅
Nomi-Neagari Station in April 2015
General information
Location	303 Taisei-machi, Nomi-shi, Ishikawa-ken 929-0122 Japan
Coordinates	36.4518°N 136.4601°E / 36.4518; 136.4601
Operated by	IR Ishikawa Railway
Line(s)	IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Distance	23.8 km from Daishōji
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installed)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 December 1912
Previous names	Terai (until 2015)
Passengers
FY2015	1217
Location Nomi-Neagari Station Location within Japan

Nomi-Neagari Station (能美根上駅, Nomi-neagari-eki) is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in the city of Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

Nomi-Neagari Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and is 23.8 kilometers from the start of the line at Daishōji.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building built above the platform. The station is unmanned.^[1][2][3]

Platforms

1	■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line	for Komatsu and Fukui
2	■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line	for Kanazawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Meihō		Local	Komaiko

History

The station opened on 20 December 1912 as Terai Station (寺井駅).^[4] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[4] The station name was changed to its present name on 14 March 2015.^[5] The name was changed to provide a closer association with the city of Nomi, as it is the only station in the city.^[6]

On 16 March 2024, the station came under the aegis of the IR Ishikawa Railway due to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,217 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[8]

Surrounding area

• former Neagari Town Hall
• Neagari Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "能美根上駅、駅員無人駅に" (in Japanese). 能美市. 24 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
2. "能美根上駅 きょう無人化 ＪＲ西 窓口終了惜しむ声". 中日新聞. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
3. "3月で6駅無人化 七尾・北陸線 JR西、利用減少" [Japanese]. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
4. 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. 136. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "JR西日本 News Release 平成２７年春ダイヤ改正について" [West Japan Railway Company News Release. Information regarding the Spring 2015 timetable amendment] (PDF). West Japan Railway Company. 19 December 2014. p. 11. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
6. 北陸本線 「寺井駅」の駅名改称について [Hokuriku Line Terai Station renaming]. Press release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
7. "ＪＲ北陸本線の県内区間は１６日から第３セクターに" [JR Hokuriku Main Line sections within Ishikawa prefecture will move to third-sector operations and ownership from the 16th of March 2024.]. NHK NEWS WEB. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
8. 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

• Official website (in Japanese)