Maruoka Station

Maruoka Station

丸岡駅
Maruoka Station; 丸岡駅
Location	Kamishinjo Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken, 919-0522; Japan
Coordinates	36°09′43″N 136°13′57″E / 36.1620°N 136.2326°ECoordinates: 36°09′43″N 136°13′57″E / 36.1620°N 136.2326°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	111.8 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 September 1897
Passengers
FY2016	1112 daily
Location
	Maruoka Station Location within Japan

Maruoka Station (丸岡駅, Maruoka-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[]

Maruoka Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout[]

The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms[]

station side	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Tsuruga
opposite side	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Kanazawa

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
Maruoka		Local	Harue

History[]

Maruoka Station opened on 20 September 1897 as Shinjō Station (新庄駅, Shinjō-eki). It was renamed to Maruoka Station on 15 February 1902. 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 1,112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Maruoka Castle
Sakai Post Office

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 Maruoka 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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