Kaga-Kasama Station (加賀笠間駅, Kaga-Kasama-eki) is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by IR Ishikawa Railway.
Kaga-Kasama Station 加賀笠間駅 | |||||
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 Kaga-Kasama Station platforms in April 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kasama-machi, Hakusan-shi, Ishikawa-ken 924-0063 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°30′10″N 136°31′39″E / 36.5027°N 136.5276°E | ||||
| Operated by | IR Ishikawa Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | IR Ishikawa Railway Line | ||||
| Distance | 32.6 km from Daishōji | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed[1] | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 August 1923 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 1552 | ||||
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Lines
editKaga-Kasama Station is served by the IR Ishikawa Railway Line, and is 32.6 kilometers from the start of the line at Daishōji.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, numbered 1 on the west side and 2 on the east side, connected by a footbridge. Each platform has an unattended station building.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Kanazawa |
| 2 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Fukui |
History
editKaga-Kasama Station opened on 1 August 1923. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
On 16 March 2024, the station came under the aegis of the IR Ishikawa Railway due to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.[2]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| IR Ishikawa Railway Line | ||||
| Mikawa | - | Nishi-Mattō | ||
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,552 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kaga-Kasama Station". IR Ishikawa Railway. Retrieved 16 June 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 and ownership from the 16th of March 2024.]. NHK NEWS WEB. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)
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