Kanazawa Station
Kanazawa Station 金沢駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Tsuzumi ("drum") Gate at JR Kanazawa Station East entrance, designed by Rhyuzou Shirae | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-1 Kinoshimbo-machi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture 920-0858 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°34′42″N 136°38′52″E / 36.578269°N 136.647762°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 450.5 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 22,668 daily (JR West) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kanazawa Station (金沢駅, Kanazawa-eki) 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.