title: Hakui Station
text: # Hakui Station
  
  Hakui Station (羽咋駅, Hakui-eki) is a railway station on the Nanao Line in the city of Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Hakui Station is served by the Nanao Line, and is located 29.7 kilometers from the end of the line at Tsubata and 41.2 kilometers from Kanazawa.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Nanao Line | for Nanao |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Nanao Line | for Tsubata and Kanazawa |
  | 3 | ■ Nanao Line | (starting trains) |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nanao Line |||||
  | Minami-Hakui | Minami-Hakui | - | Chiji | Chiji |
  
  ## 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 1,289 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 159
  * Hakui City Hall
  * Hakui Post Office
  * Hakui Elementary School
  * Hakui Junior High School
  