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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 19th century. Hokutetsu once had an extensive railway network in the prefecture with 13 heavy rail lines and 1 tram 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 of All 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

:■ Hokuriku Railroad Asanogawa Line, Asanogawa Line (:ja:北陸鉄道浅野川線, 浅野川線): Hokutetsu-Kanazawa — Uchinada
:■ Hokuriku Railroad Ishikawa Line, Ishikawa Line (:ja:北陸鉄道石川線, 石川線): Nomachi — Tsurugi

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 (:ja:北陸鉄道金石線, 金石線): Nakabashi — Ōno-Minato, Matsubara — Tōtōen
*Kinmei Line (:ja:北陸鉄道金名線, 金名線): Kaga-Ichinomiya — Hakusan-Shita
*Komatsu Line (:ja:北陸鉄道小松線, 小松線): Komatsu — Ukawa-Yūsenji
*Nomi Line (:ja:北陸鉄道能美線, 能美線): Shin-Terai — Tsurugi
*Noto Line (:ja:北陸鉄道能登線, 能登線): Hakui — Sanmyō
*Shōkin Line (:ja:北陸鉄道松金線, 松金線): Mattō — Nomachi
*Kanan Line (:ja:北陸鉄道加南線, 加南線)
**Awazu Line (:ja:北陸鉄道粟津線, 粟津線): Awazu-Onsen — Shin-Awazu
**Iburihashi Line (:ja:北陸鉄道動橋線, 動橋線): Uwano — Shin-Iburihashi.
***Later merged with Link Line as Yamashiro Line (:ja:北陸鉄道山代線, 山代線).
**Katayamazu Line (:ja:北陸鉄道片山津線, 片山津線): Iburihashi — Katayamazu
**Link Line (:ja:北陸鉄道連絡線, 連絡線): Kanan — Awazu-Onsen.
***Later merged with Iburihashi Line as Yamashiro Line.
**Yamanaka Line (:ja:北陸鉄道山中線, 山中線): Yamanaka — Daishōji
*Kanazawa City Tram Line (:ja:北陸鉄道金沢市内軌道線, 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, Miyagi, Sendai, Niigata, Niigata, Niigata, Nagoya, Aichi, Nagoya, Osaka, Osaka, Ōsaka, and Toyama, Toyama, Toyama.

See also

*List of railway companies in Japan

External links

*
Official website

Meitetsu Group
Railway companies established in 1943

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