Kagaonsen Station

Kagaonsen Station (加賀温泉駅, Kagaonsen-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kagaonsen Station

加賀温泉駅
Kagaonsen Station in August 2023
General information
Location58 Sakumi-machi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken 922-0423
Japan
Coordinates36.3202471°N 136.3505352°E / 36.3202471; 136.3505352
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)     Hokuriku Main Line
Hokuriku Shinkansen (Opens on 16 March 2024)
Distance134.3 km (83.5 mi) from Maibara
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 October 1944 (11 October 1944)
Previous namesSakumi (until 1970)
Passengers
FY20152229 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Daishōji
towards Maibara
 Hokuriku Main Line Iburihashi
towards Naoetsu
Under Construction
Awaraonsen
towards Tsuruga
 Hokuriku Shinkansen
Under Construction
(Opens Spring 2024)
 Komatsu
towards Jōetsumyōkō
Location
Kagaonsen Station is located in Ishikawa Prefecture
Kagaonsen Station
Kagaonsen Station
Location within Ishikawa Prefecture
Kagaonsen Station is located in Japan
Kagaonsen Station
Kagaonsen Station
Kagaonsen Station (Japan)

Lines

Kagaonsen Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 134.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Maibara. It is also scheduled to become a station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line when the extension west of Kanazawa opens 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
1 ■ Hokuriku Main Line (not in use)
2 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Fukui, Osaka and Maibara
3 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Komatsu and Kanazawa

History

The station opened on 11 October 1944 as Sakumi Station (作見駅).[2] It was renamed Kagaonsen Station on 1 October 1970.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 135. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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