Awaraonsen Station
Awaraonsen Station 芦原温泉駅 | |
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Location | 1-12 Harumiya, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0632 Japan |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 36°12′52″N 136°14′06″E / 36.214534°N 136.235037°E |
Operated by | JR West |
Line(s) | ■ Hokuriku Main Line |
Distance | 117.6 km from Maibara |
Platforms | 2 |
Tracks | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 20 September 1897 |
Previous names | Kanazu (until 1972) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 1,822 (daily) |
Location | |
Awaraonsen Station Location within Japan |
Awaraonsen Station (芦原温泉駅, Awaraonsen-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Awara, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines[]
Awaraonsen Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and is located 117.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara. It is also scheduled to become a station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line when the extension west of Kanazawa opens around 2025.[1]
Station layout[]
The station has two island platforms with four tracks connected by a footbridge. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Kanazawa and Toyama (Local services) |
■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Fukui, Takefu, and Tsuruga (Local services) | |
2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Kanazawa, Toyama, Tomari, and Echigo-Yuzawa (Limited express and local services) |
3 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Fukui, Tsuruga, Maibara, Nagoya, and Osaka (Limited express and local services) |
4 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Fukui and Tsuruga (Local services) |
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Hokuriku Main Line | ||||
Maruoka | Local | Hosorogi |
History[]
The station opened on 20 September 1897 as Kanazu Station (金津駅).[2] It was renamed Awaraonsen Station on 15 March 1972.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area[]
- Awara City Hall
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 134–135. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links[]
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Stations of West Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
- Hokuriku Main Line
- Awara, Fukui