Higashi-Kanazawa Station Explained

Higashi-Kanazawa Station
Native Name:東金沢駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:204 Miike-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken 920-0802
Country:Japan
Operator: IR Ishikawa Railway
Line: IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:2.6 km from
Structure:At-grade
Status:Staffed
Opened:1 August 1933
Passengers:2849
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

Higashi-Kanazawa Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line between and, and lies 2.6 km east of Kanazawa. Through trains to and from the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line and JR West Nanao Line also operate over this line.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with and elevated station building located above the platform, with entrances on the east and west sides.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 August 1933. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to, 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.[1] From this date, Higashi-Kanazawa Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company IR Ishikawa Railway.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,849 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/tetsudo03_hh_000054.html. ja:しなの鉄道(株)、えちごトキめき鉄道(株)、あいの風とやま鉄道(株)及びIRいしかわ鉄道(株)申請の第一種鉄道事業許可について . Details of railway business approval for Shinano Railway, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and IR Ishikawa Railway. 26 February 2014. News release . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Japan. ja. 22 March 2014.
  2. 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.