Daishōji Station Explained

Daishōji Station
Native Name:大聖寺駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:136 Kumasaka-machi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken 922-0842
Country:Japan
Owned: IR Ishikawa Railway
Operator:
Line:
  • Hapi-Line Fukui Line
  • IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Distance:84.3 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:20 September 1897
Passengers:902 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the IR Ishikawa Railway and Hapi-line Fukui.

Lines

Daishōji Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway and Hapi-line Fukui. It serves as the western terminus of the IR Ishikawa Railway and the eastern terminus of the Hapi-line Fukui Line.

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

History

The station opened on 20 September 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Effective the timetable revision on 16 March 2024, the station was transferred from the ownership of JR West to the IR Ishikawa Railway, serving as the western terminus for the IR Ishikawa Railway and the eastern terminus of the Hapi-line Fukui Line as of the same date.[1] The transfer coincided with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 902 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 March 2024 . 「ハピラインふくい」が16日運行開始 経営安定化が課題 . "Hapi Line Fukui" begins operation on 16 March, however management stabilization is an issue . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316041745/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/fukui/20240316/3050017312.html . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 . Nihon Keizai Shimbun WEB.
  2. Web site: 14 March 2024 . Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314095236/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/hokuriku-shinkansen-open-saturday/ . 14 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 . The Japan Times . en.
  3. Web site: http://toukei.pref.ishikawa.jp/library/2015-data/27-10.pdf. ja: 駅 別 運 輸 実 績. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. Ishikawa Prefectural Government. Japan. ja. 2 January 2018.