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Hokuriku Railroad 北陸鉄道

2 lines · 29 stations

How to ride Hokuriku Railroad (Hokutetsu) Ishikawa Line and Asanogawa Line P

Operator-wide facts from Hokuriku Railroad (Hokutetsu) Ishikawa Line and Asanogawa Line's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Some cards or areas PICa (Hokutetsu's own IC card)
Credit card touchAccepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Where you payOn board P
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Japanese; trains and buses; major delays and cancellations
Step-free accessSome stations · Station list → PStatus 31 Mar 2024: only 5 stations have step-free access (Hibari, Hokutetsu-Kanazawa, Nanatsuya, Isobe, Uchinada) and no station has an elevator; accessible toilets only at Nomachi and Hokutetsu-Kanazawa. Staff use a ramp to help wheelchair users board.
IC cards and payment in detail

Only Hokutetsu's own ICa card works on the trains. Nationwide IC cards such as Suica and ICOCA cannot be used (on Hokutetsu they work only on the Kanazawa Loop Bus). Instead you can touch a contactless credit or debit card (see cemv) or use a QR ticket. One ICa pays for one person only, and an ICa cannot be combined with ride-set tickets on the railway. P

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Getting on

  1. At unstaffed stations board by the front or rear door of the first car (the second car's doors do not open).
  2. Take a numbered ticket (整理券). If you pay with ICa, a contactless credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners, Discover, UnionPay; no registration needed) or a QR ticket, touch the entry reader on the platform before boarding.

Getting off

  1. At unstaffed stations get off by the very front door of the first car.
  2. Put your numbered ticket and the fare (or your ticket) into the fare box. ICa, contactless card or QR-ticket users touch the exit reader on the fare box; show paper free passes to the crew.
  3. Paying for several people, a child or a disability fare with a contactless card: tell the crew or station staff before you touch. Contactless cards cannot be combined with cash or ICa; if the card gives an error, pay in cash.
Wheelchair assistance

Hokuriku Railroad Telephone Service Center, 8:00–18:00 every day. Lost property on the trains: Uchinada Station 076-238-3001 (Asanogawa Line) or Tsurugi Station 076-272-0109 (Ishikawa Line). Tel. 076-234-0123

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Lines

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.