is a major railway station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the private railway operator Hokuriku Railroad, and the third-sector operator IR Ishikawa Railway.
Beneath a square in front of the JR station is Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station, the terminal of the Hokuriku Railroad Asanogawa Line.
Lines
West Japan Railway Company (JR West): Hokuriku Shinkansen Nanao Line (This line formally starts from Tsubata Station, but all the trains run straight into Kanazawa Station) Hokuriku Railroad (Hokutetsu): Asanogawa Line (Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station) IR Ishikawa Railway IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Station layout
IR Ishikawa Railway platforms
IR Ishikawa Railway Kanazawa Station is elevated above street level, featuring three island platforms with one cut-out platform (for Track 4) on the Up (Toyama) side of the middle island platform, serving seven tracks in total. A large roof covers the station building, in order to prevent train stoppages due to accumulated snow within the station.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms are adjacent to the east exit, between the Motenashi Dome and the conventional tracks. The shinkansen station has two island platforms serving four tracks. At the time of its opening, it will be the terminus of the line, although, long-term plans call for the route to be extended first to , and eventually to .
The departure melody used on the Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms was composed by songwriter and producer Yasutaka Nakata, who was born in Kanazawa.
Hokutetsu platforms
The platforms for the Hokutetsu Asanogawa Line are located underground, below the JR West platforms.
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 1 April 1898. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The platforms for the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened on 14 March 2015.
From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from , 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. From this date, Kanazawa Station will become the western terminus of the IR Ishikawa Railway Line of Ishikawa Prefecture.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the JR West portion of the station was used by an average of 22,668 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
East exit
Kanazawa Station Bus Terminal
Kanazawa Miyako Hotel
Hotel Nikko Kanazawa
Kanazawa Art Hall
ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa
Ishikawa Ongakudō
West exit
JR Kanazawa Station West Building
Via Inn Kanazawa
Kanazawa Manten Hotel
Kanazawa Water and Energy Center
Bus services
The bus terminals are located in both east exit(Kenrokuen exit) exit and west exit (Kanazawa Port exit). Almost all buses to central Kanazawa including Kanazawa Loop Bus depart from east gate, however some lines such as City Liner depart from west exit. Most expressway bus stop was in east terminal but moved to west terminal in July 2023.
The gates and lines shown below are as of July 2023.
East Exit
West Japan JR Bus departs from gate 4 and 5 in east gate terminal. The local buses from other gates are operated by Hokuriku Railroad (Hokutetsu Bus.)
There is a departure information board in front of the station exit which shows the timetable of Kanazawa Loop Bus and Machi-bus and also the first two buses to Kenrokuen Garden, Higashi Chaya District, Nishi Chaya District, Omi-cho Market, Korinbo and 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. The transportation information center (Hokutetsu Bus ticket counter and West Japan JR Bus ticket center) is located near gate 7.
Gate 1
Hokutetsu Bus
Route 82 for Yanagibashi via Jinguji-machi
Kaetsuno Bus
For Mitsui Outlet Park Hokuriku Oyabe and Tonami City Hall
Kanazawa Furatto Bus Konohana route
Gate 2
Hokutetsu Bus for Musashigatsuji, Omicho Market and Korinbo
Route 51 for Midori 2-chome
Route 54 for Kamiyasuhara
Route 56 for Saiseikai Hospital
Hokutetsu Bus for Sanja
Route 82 for Nishi-Kanazawa Station
Gate 3
Hokutetsu Bus for Musashigatsuji, Omicho Market; Korinbo; Hirosaka, 21st Century Museum and Honda-machi Route 18 for Kanazawa Gakuin University