 The 180 m long test track will be used to test an experimental variable-gauge bogie, which can be changed from to and vice versa.The aim is prove durability in cold and snowy conditions with a view to using the variable-gauge Gauge Change Train on through services between the standard-gauge Hokuriku Shinkansen and narrow-gauge Hokuriku Main Line in the future.In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,610 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).