en Meihō Station

Location
	Meihō Station Location within Japan

Meihō Station

明峰駅
Meihō Station; 明峰駅
	Meihō Station in March 2020
General information
Location	77 Matsunashi-machi, Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa-ken 923-0014; Japan
Coordinates	36°25′32″N 136°27′46″E / 36.4255°N 136.4629°E
Operated by	IR Ishikawa Railway
Line(s)	■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Distance	150.0 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1988
Passengers
FY2015	486
Location
Location
	Meihō Station Location within Japan

Meihō Station (明峰駅, Meihō-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

Meihō Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line.

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Station side	■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line	for Fukui and Tsuruga
Opposite side	■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line	for Komatsu and Kanazawa

Meihō Station opened on 10 October 1988 on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line.^[1]

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.^[2]

^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ "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 21 March 2024.