- Hokuriku Railroad
The nihongo|Hokuriku Railroad|北陸鉄道|Hokuriku Tetsudō is a
transportation company in Kanazawa,Japan . The company or its lines are commonly known as nihongo|Hokutetsu|北鉄. The company was founded in1943 , when all the privaterailway andbus operators inIshikawa Prefecture were merged into one. Some of its lines, however, have their roots fromhorse car lines in the19th century . Hokutetsu once had an extensive railway network in the prefecture with 13heavy rail lines and 1tram line, but only 2 heavy rail lines still survive today. Now the company primary functions as a bus operator. It also operates as the agency ofAll Nippon Airways in Kanazawa area.Its lines accept ICa, a
smart card ticketing system. However, the railway lines only accept the commuter passes, not the prepaid cards.Railway lines
Currently operational
:■ Asanogawa Line (浅野川線): Hokutetsu-Kanazawa — Uchinada:■ Ishikawa Line (石川線): Nomachi — Kaga-Ichinomiya
Discontinued
Including the discontinued sections of current lines.
*Asanogawa Line (浅野川線): Uchinada — Awagasaki-Kaigan
*Ishikawa Line (石川線): Shiragikuchō — Nomachi
*Kanaiwa Line (金石線): Nakabashi — Ōno-Minato, Matsubara — Tōtōen
*Kinmei Line (金名線): Kaga-Ichinomiya — Hakusan-Shita
*Komatsu Line (小松線): Komatsu — Ukawa-Yūsenji
*Nomi Line (能美線): Shin-Terai — Tsurugi
*Noto Line (能登線): Hakui — Sanmyō
*Shōkin Line (松金線): Mattō — Nomachi
*Kanan Line (加南線)
**Awazu Line (粟津線): Awazu-Onsen — Shin-Awazu
**Iburihashi Line (動橋線): Uwano — Shin-Iburihashi.
***Later merged with Link Line as Yamashiro Line (山代線).
**Katayamazu Line (片山津線): Iburihashi — Katayamazu
**Link Line (連絡線): Kanan — Awazu-Onsen.
***Later merged with Iburihashi Line as Yamashiro Line.
**Yamanaka Line (山中線): Yamanaka — Daishōji
*Kanazawa City Tram Line (金沢市内軌道線)Bus Lines
Together with its subsidiaries, the Hokutetsu group dominates the bus lines in Ishikawa Prefecture. Hokuriku Railroad itself operates local buses inside Kanazawa City, which is the most important public transportation in the area. The company also operates highway buses linking the city and other parts of Japan, including
Tokyo , Sendai, Niigata, Nagoya, Ōsaka, and Toyama.ee also
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List of railway companies in Japan External links
* [http://www.hokutetsu.co.jp/ Official website]
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