Nishi-Tsuruga Station

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Nishi-Tsuruga Station 西敦賀駅
Nishi-Tsuruga Station
Location	Yamashimizu, Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture 914-0035 Japan
Coordinates	35°37′05″N 136°04′04″E / 35.6181°N 136.0679°E / 35.6181; 136.0679Coordinates: 35°37′05″N 136°04′04″E / 35.6181°N 136.0679°E / 35.6181; 136.0679
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	3.3 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1962
Passengers
FY2016	140 daily
Location
Nishi-Tsuruga Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Tsuruga Station (西敦賀駅, Nishi-Tsuruga-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[]

Nishi-Tsuruga Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout[]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations[]

History[]

Nishi-Tsuruga Station opened on 1 September 1962. 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 140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

The station is located at the edge of a residential area

• Fukui Prefecture Tsuruga Industrial High School

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Tsuruga Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)