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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 railway line which connects Kanazawa Station

Kanazawa Station

Kanazawa Station is a JR West railway station located in the city of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the biggest station in Ishikawa Prefecture....

 in Kanazawa

Kanazawa, Ishikawa

is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...

, Ishikawa Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...

 with Uchinada Station in Uchinada

Uchinada, Ishikawa

is a small beach town town located in Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Japan. It is a suburb of Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture.Demographics=As of December 31, 2009, the town has an estimated population of 26,787 and a density of 1,311 persons per km²...

, Ishikawa Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...

. It is owned and operated by Hokuriku Railroad

Hokuriku Railroad

The is a transportation company in Kanazawa, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company was founded in 1943, when all the private railway and bus operators in Ishikawa Prefecture were merged into one. Some of its lines, however, have their roots from horse car lines in the...

. Due to its history as the former Asanogawa Electric Railway, the line is often referred to as the .

Service

All trains make the run from Hokutetsu-Kanazawa to Uchinada once every 30 minutes during the day, and once every 22-24 minutes during peak periods. The trip takes 17 minutes

Until December 2006, there was express service which stopped at Kami-Moroe, Waridashi, Mitsuya, and Kagatsuma; the trip took 14 minutes.

History

• May 10, 1925: Asanogawa Electric Railway opens Nanatsuya — Shin-Susaki section
• May 18, 1926: Kanazawa-Ekimae (now Hokutetsu-Kanazawa) — Nanatsuya section opens
• July 14, 1929: Shin-Sumachi — Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae (now Uchinada) — Awagasaki-Kaigan section opens
• February 11, 1945: Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae — Awagasaki-Kaigan section closes
• October 1, 1945: Hokuriku Railway absorbs Asanogawa Electric Railway; line becomes Asanogawa Line
• April 21, 1946: Mitsuya Station renamed Tsuribashi Station
• 1952: Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae — Awagasaki-Kaigan section reopens
• July 5, 1956: Hokutetsu-Kanazawa Station moved due to expansion of Kanazawa Station plaza
• May 14, 1960: Awagasaki-Yūen-Mae Station moves 0.1 km, renamed to Uchinada Station
• June 30, 1961: Shin-Susaki Station closes
• April 1, 1972: Freight operations end
• July 8 ,1974: Uchinada — Awagasaki-Kaigan section closes
• November 26, 1974: Tsuribashi Station renamed Mitsuya Station
• December 19, 1996: Catenary voltage increased from 600 V to 1500 V DC; Driver-only operation begins
• March 28, 2001: Hokutetsu-Kanazawa — Nanatsuya section moved underground; ATS system begins operation
• December 1, 2006: Express service abolished

Rolling stock

Hokuriku Railway uses ten 8000 series (formerly Keio 3000 series) railcars on the Asanogawa Line. They are typically run in paired sets.

Stations

All stations located in Ishikawa Prefecture

Ishikawa Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...

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Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
		Between Stations	Total
	北鉄金沢駅	-	0.0	JR West West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:... : Hokuriku Main Line Hokuriku Main Line The is a 358.3 kilometer line of the West Japan Railway Company from Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga to Naoetsu Station in Jōetsu, Niigata. It serves the Hokuriku region on the northern central coast of Honshū, the largest island of Japan, as well as offering connections to the regions of...	Kanazawa Kanazawa, Ishikawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...
	七ツ屋駅	0.6	0.6
	上諸江駅	0.9	1.5
	磯部駅	0.7	2.2
	割出駅	0.6	2.8
	三口駅	0.5	3.3
	三ツ屋駅	0.6	3.9
	大河端駅	0.6	4.5
	北間駅	0.6	5.1
	蚊爪駅	0.4	5.5
	粟ヶ崎駅	0.8	6.3		Uchinada Uchinada, Ishikawa is a small beach town town located in Kahoku District, Ishikawa, Japan. It is a suburb of Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture.Demographics=As of December 31, 2009, the town has an estimated population of 26,787 and a density of 1,311 persons per km²... , Kahoku District Kahoku District, Ishikawa is a district located in Ishikawa, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 62,374 and a density of 476.79 persons per km². The total area is 130.82 km².-Merger:...
	内灘駅	0.5	6.8