Tsubata Station Explained

Tsubata Station
Native Name:津幡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:7 Chi, Minamichujo, Tsubata-machi, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa-ken 929-0343
Country:Japan
Distance:11.5 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:5,130 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station in the town of Tsubata, Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector railway operator IR Ishikawa Railway.

Lines

Tsubata Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line between and, and lies 11.5 km east of Kanazawa. It is also the starting point of the JR West Nanao Line to . Through trains to and from the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line also operate over this line.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1898.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1] 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.[2] From this date, Tsubata Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company IR Ishikawa Railway.

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 5,130 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. 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. 137–138. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 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. Japanese. 22 March 2014.
  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. Japanese. 2 January 2018.