Kanazawa Station
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Kanazawa Station
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The Tsuzumi ("drum") Gate at JR Kanazawa Station East entrance
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| Location | 1-1 Kinoshimbo-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa （石川県金沢市木ノ新保町1-1） Japan |
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| Opened | 1898 |
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.
JR 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 Tsuruga, and eventually to Osaka.
The departure melody used on the Hokuriku Shinkansen platforms was composed by songwriter and producer Yasutaka Nakata, who was born in Kanazawa.
The platforms for the Hokutetsu Asanogawa Line are located underground, below the JR West platforms.
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