Kagaonsen Station Explained

Kagaonsen Station
Native Name:加賀温泉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:58 Sakumi-machi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken 922-0423
Country:Japan
Operator:
Line:
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Distance: from
Structure:Elevated (Shinkansen)
At-Grade (IR Ishikawa Railway)
Accessible:Yes
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Sakumi (until 1970)
Passengers:2229 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Ishikawa Prefecture#Japan

is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

Kagaonsen Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line. It became a station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen when the extension of that line west of opened 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

History

The station opened on as .[2] It was renamed Kagaonsen Station on .[2] With the privatization of JNR on, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]

Effective the timetable revision on, the Hokuriku Shinkansen began operations at the station while the facilities of the Hokuriku Main Line were transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Book: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 135. 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Web site: 16 March 2024 . 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 from the 16th of March. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240316044053/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kanazawa/20240316/3020019532.html . 16 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 . NHK NEWS WEB . ja.
  4. 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.