Wakuraonsen Station (和倉温泉駅) 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

Adjacent stations

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