Hon-Tsubata Station

Hon-Tsubata Station (本津幡駅, Hon-Tsubata-eki) is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the town of Tsubata, Kahoku District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Hon-Tsubata Station 本津幡駅
Hon-Tsubata Station in August 2008
General information
Location	7 Shimizu, Tsubata-machi, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-ken 929-0326 Japan
Coordinates	36.6765°N 136.7324°E / 36.6765; 136.7324
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Nanao Line
Distance	2.9 km from Tsubata
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 June 1902
Passengers
FY2015	453 daily
Location Hon-Tsubata Station Location within Japan

Lines

Hon-Tsubata Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 2.9 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata and 14.4 kilometers from Kanazawa.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.

Platforms

station side	■ Nanao Line	for Hakui and Nanao
opposite side	■ Nanao Line	for Tsubata and Kanazawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nanao Line
Naka-Tsubata		-	Nose

History

The station opened on June 25, 1902, although a provisional stop had existed at this location since the opening of the Nanao Line 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 453 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Tsubata Elementary School
• Katsuzakikan, Japanese style inn

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)