Kanazawa Station
Railway station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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::summary Railway station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kanazawa Station |
| native_name | 金沢駅 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| style | JR West |
| image | 131108 Kanazawa Station Kanazawa Ishikawa pref Japan01s5.jpg |
| caption | The Tsuzumi ("drum") Gate at JR Kanazawa Station East entrance, designed by Rhyuzou Shirae |
| address | 1-1 Kinoshimbo-machi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0858 |
| country | Japan |
| coordinates | |
| distance | 450.5 km from |
| operator | {{Plainlist |
| * {{ric | JR West |
| line | {{Plainlist |
| platforms | 5 island platforms |
| tracks | 7 |
| connections | Bus terminal |
| status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| website | |
| opened | |
| passengers | 22,668 daily (JR West) |
| pass_year | FY2016 |
| map_type | Japan Ishikawa Prefecture#Japan Chubu#Japan |
| services | {{Adjstn |
| type1 | Kagayaki |
| type2 | Hakutaka |
| type3 | Tsurugi |
| other_services_header | Under construction |
| other_services_collapsible | yes |
| :: |
| name = Kanazawa Station | native_name = 金沢駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | style = JR West | image = 131108 Kanazawa Station Kanazawa Ishikawa pref Japan01s5.jpg | alt = | caption = The Tsuzumi ("drum") Gate at JR Kanazawa Station East entrance, designed by Rhyuzou Shirae | other_name = | address = 1-1 Kinoshimbo-machi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0858 | country = Japan | coordinates = | distance = 450.5 km from | operator = {{Plainlist|
- [[File:IR Ishikawa Railway logo.svg|20px]] IR Ishikawa Railway
- [[File:Hokutetsu logomark.svg|20px]] Hokuriku Railroad | line = {{Plainlist|
- [[File:Shinkansen jrw.svg|18px]] Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Nanao Line
- [[File:IR Ishikawa Railway logo.svg|18px]] IR Ishikawa Railway Line
- Hokutetsu Asanogawa Line () | platforms = 5 island platforms | tracks = 7 | connections = Bus terminal | structure = | code = | status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | website = | opened = | closed = | former = | passengers = 22,668 daily (JR West) | pass_year = FY2016 | map_type = Japan Ishikawa Prefecture#Japan Chubu#Japan | services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=Hokuriku Shinkansen |type1=Kagayaki|right1=Toyama|left1=Komatsu|note-mid1= |type2=Hakutaka|right2=Shin-Takaoka|left2=Komatsu|note-mid2= |type3=Tsurugi|right3=Shin-Takaoka|left3=Komatsu|note-mid3= | other_services_header = Under construction | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services =
Kanazawa Station is a major railway station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the private railway operator Hokuriku Railroad, and the third-sector operator IR Ishikawa Railway.
Beneath a square in front of the JR station is Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station, the terminal of the Hokuriku Railroad Asanogawa Line.
Lines
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West):
- IR Ishikawa Railway
- IR Ishikawa Railway Line (including JR West's Nanao Line through trains)
- Hokuriku Railroad (Hokutetsu):
- Asanogawa Line (Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station)
Station layout
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IR Ishikawa Railway platforms
IR Ishikawa Railway platforms are elevated above street level, featuring three island platforms with one cut-out platform (for Track 4) on the Up (Toyama) side of the middle island platform, serving seven tracks in total. A large roof covers the station building, in order to prevent train stoppages due to accumulated snow within the station.
JR (Hokuriku Shinkansen) platforms
The Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms are adjacent to the east exit, between the Motenashi Dome and the IR Ishikawa Railway tracks. The Shinkansen station has two island platforms serving four tracks.
The departure melody used on the Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms was composed by songwriter and producer Yasutaka Nakata, who was born in Kanazawa.
Hokutetsu platforms
The platforms for the Hokutetsu Asanogawa Line are located underground, below the JR West platforms.
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 1 April 1898. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The platforms for the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened on 14 March 2015.
From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from , local passenger operations over sections of the Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to different third-sector railway operating companies. From this date, Kanazawa Station became the western terminus of the IR Ishikawa Railway Line of Ishikawa Prefecture.
At the timetable revision effective 16 March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen extended between Kanazawa and Tsuruga. All Thunderbird and Shirasagi limited express services were discontinued between Tsuruga and Kanazawa Stations. From the same date, the Hokuriku Main Line between Daishoji Station and Kanazawa Station was reorganized as the IR Ishikawa Railway Line, thus the former Hokuriku Main Line section of the station became exclusively used for the IR Ishikawa Railway Line including some through trains to the Nanao Line.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the JR West portion of the station (including the conventional line section later removed from the JR West operation) was used by an average of 22,668 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Kanazawa_eki.jpg" caption="JR Kanazawa Station East entrance"] ::
East exit
- Kanazawa Station Bus Terminal
- Kanazawa Miyako Hotel
- Hotel Nikko Kanazawa
- Kanazawa Art Hall
- ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa
- Ishikawa Ongakudō
West exit
- JR Kanazawa Station West Building
- Via Inn Kanazawa
- Kanazawa Manten Hotel
- Kanazawa Water and Energy Center
Bus services
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Kanazawa-STA_Bus-Terminal_East-information.jpg" caption="Transportation Information Center at east terminal"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Kanazawa_station_bus_gate_6.jpg" caption="East terminal gate 6"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Hokutetsu_13-625_CNG.jpg" caption="Hokutetsu route 20 bus"] ::
The bus terminals are located in both side of station. Almost all services to central Kanazawa including Kanazawa Loop Bus depart from east terminal, however some lines such as City Liner depart from west terminal. Most expressway bus stop was in east terminal but moved to west terminal in July 2023.
Expressway Bus
- Hokuriku-do Highway Bus for Nagoya (Jointly operated by Hokuriku Railroad, Meitetsu Bus, West Japan JR Bus and JR Tokai Bus)
- For Nagoya via Shirakawa-go (Jointly operated by Hokuriku Railroad and Meitetsu Bus)
- For Kyoto and Osaka (Operated by West Japan JR Bus)
- For Sendai (Operated by JR Bus Tohoku)
- For Niigata (Jointly operated by Hokuriku Railroad and Niigata Kotsu)
- For Shirakawa-go and Takayama (Jointly operated by Hokuriku Railroad and Nohi Bus)
- For Komatsu Airport (Operated by Hokuriku Railroad)
- For Wajima (Operated by Hokutetsu Okunoto Bus)
- For Suzu (Operated by Hokutetsu Okunoto Bus)
- Kimasshi-go for Tokyo (Operated by Kitanippon Kanko Bus)
- For Kyoto and Osaka (Jointly operated by Kitanippon Kanko Bus and Kintetsu Bus)
Local Bus
- Hokutetsu Bus
- Kanazawa Loop Bus
- West Japan JR Bus
- Kanazawa Furatto Bus Konohana route
Gallery
Kanazawa-STA Kenrokuen-entrance.jpg|Station entrance exterior Kanazawa-STA Tsuzumi-mon.jpg|Drum gate, July 2022 Kanazawa-STA Kanazawako-entrance.jpg|Kanazawa Port Exit, July 2022
Kanazawa-STA Shinkansen-Concourse.jpg|Shinkansen concourse, July 2022 Kanazawa-STA Waiting-room.jpg|Waiting rooms, July 2022 Kanazawa-STA Shinkansen-Gate.jpg|Shinkansen station fare gates, April 2022 Kanazawa-STA Concourse.jpg|Station concourse, April 2022 Kanazawa-STA JR-line IR-line Gate.jpg|Fare gates, April 2022 もてなしドーム３.jpg|Motenashi Dome, January 2014 Shinkansen platform of Kanazawa St..JPG|Construction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms, March 2008
References
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