Komatsu Station Explained

Komatsu Station
Native Name:小松駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:466 Doihara-machi, Komatsu-shi, Ishikawa-ken 923-0921
Country:Japan
Operator:
Line:
Distance:18.0 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:4002
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

Komatsu Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and is just over 100 kilometers from the start of the line at . It became a station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line when the extension west of opened on 16 March 2024.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform and one elevated side platform with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Komatsu Station opened on 20 September 1897.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]

Construction of the platforms serving the Hokuriku Shinkansen was completed in August 2022.[3]

Effective the timetable revision on 16 March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen began operations at the station while the facilities of the Hokuriku Main Line were transferred to the IR Ishikawa Railway.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 4,002 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

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: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 136. 4-533-02980-9.
  3. Web site: Kinoshita . Kenji . 26 August 2022 . 北陸新幹線 福井駅・小松駅、駅舎の建築工事完了 - 鉄道・運輸機構 . Hokuriku Shinkansen Fukui Station, Komatsu Station, station building construction completed - Railway and Transport Organization . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826090500/https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20220826-2435892/ . 26 August 2022 . 27 August 2022 . MyNavi Corporation . ja.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.