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Types of cards

*Normal cards **Prepaid card **Commuter pass **Junior card **Special discount card *Memorial card

Usable area

Bus lines

Both prepaid cards and commuter passes are accepted. Basically, only local bus lines in/around Kanazawa accept the card. *

*Hokutetsu Bus *Hokutetsu Kanazawa Chūō Bus *Kaga Hakusan Bus *Kanazawa Flat Bus

Railway lines

Only commuter passes are accepted. * Asanogawa Line * Ishikawa Line

External links

*
Official website by Hokuriku Railroad
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