Kaga-Ichinomiya Station (加賀一の宮駅). It was originally called Jinjamae Station when it opened in 1927, but was renamed Kaga-Ichinomiya in 1937. A new station building followed in 1940, and it came under the control of the Hokuriku Railway in 1943, serving the Kinmei and Ishikawa Lines. Passenger numbers fell dramatically in the 1970s after proposed extensions to the Kinmei Line never materialised, and road improvements meant other modes of transport were available. Damage to bridges in 1983 and 1984 were the final nail in the coffin and the Kinmei Line officially closed in 1987. However, despite significant depopulation in the area, the station continued to serve the Ishikawa Line for several more decades, until the section of line beyond Tsurugi Station finally closed in 2009. But, the station building was never demolished. It came under the control of Hakusan City a few years later, and it was decided to renovate and repurpose the building. It reopened in 2019 in its new role as a rest facility on the cycle path that now goes along the old line. In 2021, it was registered as a tangible cultural asset which went even further to secure the future of Kaga-Ichinomiya Station building. It's certainly not feasible to preserve all closed stations, but I'm very glad they kept this one.
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