Platform 3 to Platform 1 Kanazawa Station

I am travelling on a shinkansen from Wakuraonsen to Kanazawa, arriving on platform 3 at 9:44am, I need to make the shinkansen to Nagoya which departs on platform 1 at 9:48am. I am not sure if I can make it in time. I also cannot find a platform map showing how far apart the stations are.

Please let me know if it is possible to make it in 4 minutes.

Thanks for your help!

8jet88

It is possible but very very tight. As they are both Shinkansen platforms you should be able to make it. Just make sure you are ready to get off as soon as the train stops.

None of these trains are Shinkansen. They are both normal JR trains, express trains. This makes changing your train actually easier, as you won�ft need to go through specific ticket gates at Kanazawa.
Just be prepared to get off, go to the stairs and over to the other track.
This train is offered as a connection by Japanese rail connection webpage, so it is doable. Just don�ft loose time buying drinks or waiting for an elevator.

Enjoy your trip to Japan!

Sorry, forgot to attach the map:
https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/premises.php?id=0541449
The dark blue circled numbers are the tracks.

@Likebike Thats what I get for believing what the OP said about the trains being Shinkansen. Also I couldnt find that map & I did try for quite a while :)

@Stan, no problem. I couldn�ft find the map searching in English either, but in Japanese it popped up. Unfortunately though the map is in Japanese only.

It is not platforms but tracks where trains arrive and depart.

Please let me know if it is possible to make it in 4 minutes.

You may not have full 4 minutes.
It can be a very tight connection, I should say.

The former train may arrive at 9:44:45, in which case its doors may get fully opened at 9:44:55.
You have to go down from the platform either to the pathway (on the mezzanine) or to the concourse (on the 1st floor) then go up to the other platform.
In a case where the scheduled departure time of the latter train is 9:48:00, its doors may begin to close at 9:47:45.

- Map in Japanese of Kanazawa Station: PDF file
https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/img/premises/0541449.pdf

Now you plan to get off Limited Express Noto Kagaribi 4 (arriving at 9:44 at Track 3) and catch Limited Express Shirasagi 6 (departing at 9:48 at Track 1), which is scheduled to arrive to Nagoya at 12:48 at Track 4.

From Kanazawa you alternatively can
take Limited Express Thunderbird 16
(bound for Osaka, departing at 9:53 at Track 2) until Kyoto
(arriving at 12:09 at Track 7)
then change to Shinkansen Hikari 520
(bound for Tokyo, departing at 12:32 at Track 12),
which is scheduled to arrive to Nagoya at 13:25 at Track 14.
In the transfer at Kyoto to Shinkansen, you pass through Shinkansen Central | East Transfer gate.

- Map in English of (JR) Kyoto Station: JPEG file
http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/station/_img/kyoto_L.jpg

- Map in English of (JR) Nagoya Station: JPEG file
http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/station/_img/nagoya_L.jpg

Regarding a JR station listed below, a map in English is available on the website(s) of JR-West and/or JR-Central.
: Kyoto Station, Shin-Osaka Station, Osaka Station, Kansai-airport Station, Nagoya Station.
http://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/timetable/#stationmaps
http://english.jr-central.co.jp/info/station/index.html

@Omotenashi Re your point on it being "Tracks" not "Platforms" That depends on where you are from. In the UK (& I think Aus & NZ) we always talk of Platforms whereas the US refers to Tracks. No criticism intended, just an observation.

At Kanazawa, for that train change, you do need to go down, across one and back up. Without luggage do-able. With luggage or any delay for the arriving train, I personally would not include that in my schedule.
For a trip only 5 minutes longer, you could take the Thunderbird at 9:53 to Kyoto and have 9 minutes to transfer (and then up to Nagoya) rather than the tight 4 minutes. But if you are set on the Shirasagi, then a dash between platforms is required.

OR grab a coffee or something to eat and relax. Then get the next Shiragasi Ltd Exp.