Echizen-Hanandō Station

Echizen-Hanandō Station

越前花堂駅
Echizen-Hanandō Station; 越前花堂駅
	Echizen-Hanandō Station in October 2009
Location	1-1-12 Hanandō-naka, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken, 918-8014; Japan
Coordinates	36°02′19″N 136°13′05″E / 36.03858°N 136.21805°ECoordinates: 36°02′19″N 136°13′05″E / 36.03858°N 136.21805°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line; ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line);
Distance	97.3 km from Maibara
Platforms	3 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1960
Passengers
FY2016	391 daily
Location
	Echizen-Hanandō Station Location within Japan

Echizen-Hanandō Station (越前花堂駅, Echizenhanandō-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line and the Etsumi-Hoku Line in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[]

Echizen-Hanandō Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 97.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara. It is also a terminal station for the Etsumi-Hoku Line and is 52.5 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Kuzuryūko.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two opposed side platforms for the Hokuriku Main Line and a single side platform for the Etsumi-Hoku Line connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms[]

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga and Maibara
2	■ Etsumi-Hoku Line	for Kuzuryūko for Fukui

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Hokuriku Main Line
Ōdoro	Local	Fukui
Etsumi Hoku Line
Fukui	Local	Rokujō

History[]

Echizen-Hanandō Station opened on December 15, 1960. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 391 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Fukui Prefectural Tsui High School

References[]

^ 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[]

Media related to Echizen-Hanandō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[fukui_stats-1] 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.

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