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Kaga-Kasama Station

Coordinates: 36°30′10″N 136°31′39″E / 36.5027°N 136.5276°E / 36.5027; 136.5276
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Kaga-Kasama Station

加賀笠間駅
Kaga-Kasama Station platforms in April 2009
General information
LocationKasama-machi, Hakusan-shi, Ishikawa-ken 924-0063
Japan
Coordinates36°30′10″N 136°31′39″E / 36.5027°N 136.5276°E / 36.5027; 136.5276
Operated byIR Ishikawa Railway
Line(s)IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Distance32.6 km from Daishōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1923
Passengers
FY20151552
Location
Kaga-Kasama Station is located in Japan
Kaga-Kasama Station
Kaga-Kasama Station
Location within Japan

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.

Lines

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Kaga-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

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The 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

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1  IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Kanazawa
2  IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Fukui

History

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Kaga-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

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« Service »
IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Mikawa - Nishi-Mattō

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,552 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kaga-Kasama Station". IR Ishikawa Railway. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  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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