title: Daishōji Station
text: # Daishōji Station
  
  Daishōji Station (大聖寺駅, Daishōji-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Daishōji Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 130.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Komatsu and Kanazawa |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | (starting and express trains) |
  | 3 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Fukui, Osaka and Maibara |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 20 September 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 902 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 8
  * National Route 305
  * Kaga City Hall
  * Kaga Post Office
  