Kagaonsen Station 加賀温泉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 58 Sakumi-machi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken 922-0423 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°19′13″N 136°21′02″E / 36.3202471°N 136.3505352°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Hokuriku Main Line Hokuriku Shinkansen (Opens on 16 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 134.3 km (83.5 mi) from Maibara | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sakumi (until 1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 2229 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kagaonsen Station Location within Ishikawa Prefecture  Kagaonsen Station Kagaonsen Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kagaonsen Station (加賀温泉駅, Kagaonsen-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Kagaonsen Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 134.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Maibara. It is also scheduled to become a station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line when the extension west of Kanazawa opens on 16 March 2024.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | (not in use) |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Fukui, Osaka and Maibara |
| 3 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Komatsu and Kanazawa |
History
The station opened on 11 October 1944 as Sakumi Station (作見駅).[2] It was renamed Kagaonsen Station on 1 October 1970.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- Yamanaka Onsen
- Yamashiro Onsen
- Katayamazu Onsen
See also
References
- ↑ "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 135. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ↑ 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)
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