IR Ishikawa Railway
Company headquarters | |
Native name | IRいしかわ鉄道 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Third sector |
| Genre | Rail transport |
| Founded | 28 August 2012 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Services | Passenger railway |
| Website | ishikawa-railway |
IR Ishikawa Railway (IRいしかわ鉄道株式会社, IR Ishikawa Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese third-sector railway company established on 28 August 2012 to operate passenger railway services on the portion of the JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Ishikawa Prefecture. Services were transferred to IR Ishikawa Railway in two parts, corresponding with successive extensions of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The company headquarters are in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
On 14 March 2015, the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa opened and the Hokuriku Main Line between Naoetsu and Kanazawa was separated from the JR West network, with IR Ishikawa Railway acquiring the section between Kanazawa and Kurikara.
On 16 March 2024, the Kanazawa to Tsuruga extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened, with IR Ishikawa Railway acquiring the Daishōji to Kanazawa section of the Hokuriku Main Line.