Kagaonsen Station
Railway station in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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Kagaonsen Station (加賀温泉駅, Kagaonsen-eki) 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.
Japan
Kagaonsen Station 加賀温泉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kagaonsen Station in June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 58 Sakumi-machi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa-ken 922-0423 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.3202471°N 136.3505352°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 134.3 km (83.5 mi) from Maibara | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated (Shinkansen) At-Grade (IR Ishikawa Railway) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former names | Sakumi (until 1970) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 2229 daily | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 Kanazawa 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
| 1 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Fukui and Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Fukui and Tsuruga |
| 3 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Komatsu and Kanazawa |
| 4 | ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line | for Komatsu and Kanazawa |
| 11 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Kanazawa, Tokyo |
| 12 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Fukui and Tsuruga |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| IR Ishikawa Railway Line | ||||
| Daishoji | Rapid Service | Iburihashi | ||
| Daishoji | Local | Iburihashi | ||
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]
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.[1][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,229 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
- Yamanaka Onsen
- Yamashiro Onsen
- Katayamazu Onsen
