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Ishikawa by train
Ishikawa by train
Kanazawa Station ? Ishikawa's largest train station. The train station was recently rebuilt and is a sight to see in itself, with its large wooden Japanese gate, glass, and steel. It is located on the West Japan Railway's Hokuriku Line. Although the Kanazawa Station is not the only train station in Ishikawa, it is the hub from which the smaller cities can be reached.
From Tokyo Station (via Maibara) ? there are two routes that can be used to reach the Kanazawa Station from Tokyo. This route takes the hourly Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari train and transfers at Maibara (米原) to the Shirasagi (しらさき) limited express. This takes a little over 4 hours and a regular ticket costs approximately �15000. The journey is fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass.
From Tokyo Station (via Echigo-yuzawa) ? this route involves taking a Joestu Shinkansen train (Toki, Max Toki, Tanigawa or Max Tanigawa) to Echigo-Yuzawa (越後湯沢) and changing to the Hakutaka (はくたか) to get to the Kanazawa Station. This northerly route takes a little under four hours and a regular ticket is much cheaper (approximately �13000). Japan Rail Pass holders can still use this route, but since a portion of the journey is on a non-JR Railway (between Echigo-Yuzawa and Naoetsu), there is a �1450 surcharge each way.
From Osaka Station ? this route takes approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.
From Nagoya Station (via Maibara) ? this route takes approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.
From Kansai International Airport (via Kyoto) ? this requires taking one of the frequent Thunderbird (サンダーバード) or Raichō (雷鳥) limited express trains. The route takes approximately 3 hours 30 minutes. (No charge for Japan Rail Pass holders).
Overnight Trains ? Kanazawa Station is a morning stop on the Twilight Express (トワイライトエクスプレス) from Sapporo and Nihonkai (日本海) trains from Aomori.
By 2014 the Hokuriku (Nagano) Shinkansen is also expected to reach Kanazawa.
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