Morimoto Station

Morimoto Station (森本駅, Morimoto-eki) is a railway station on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator IR Ishikawa Railway.

Morimoto Station

森本駅
Morimoto Station in March 2010
Location61-2 Ro, Mirokumachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken 920-3115
Japan
Coordinates36.6122°N 136.6894°E / 36.6122; 136.6894
Operated by IR Ishikawa Railway
Line(s)■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Distance5.4 km from Kanazawa
Platforms1 side * 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1911
Passengers
FY20151648
Location
Morimoto Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Morimoto Station is served by the 17.8 km IR Ishikawa Railway Line between Kanazawa and Kurikara, and lies 5.4 km east of Kanazawa. Through trains to and from the Ainokaze Toyama Railway Line and JR West Nanao Line also operate over this line.

Layout

The station consists of a side platform (platform 1) and island platform (platforms 2 and 3) serving a total of three tracks, with the station building located above the platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Kanazawa
2 ■ IR Ishikawa Railway Line for Takaoka and Toyama
■ Nanao Line for Hakui and Nanao

Adjacent stations
« Service »
IR Ishikawa Railway Line
Ainokaze Liner: Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Kanazawa Local Tsubata

History

The station opened on 1 November 1911. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, 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.[1] From this date, Morimoto Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company IR Ishikawa Railway.

Surrounding area
  • National Route 359
  • Kanazawa Koyo High School
  • Ishikawa Prefectural School for Students with Special Needs

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,648 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

References
  1. しなの鉄道（株）、えちごトキめき鉄道（株）、あいの風とやま鉄道（株）及びＩＲいしかわ鉄道（株）申請の第一種鉄道事業許可について [Details of railway business approval for Shinano Railway, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company, Ainokaze Toyama Railway, and IR Ishikawa Railway]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. 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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