Wakasa-Arita Station

Wakasa-Arita Station

若狭有田駅
Wakasa-Arita Station; 若狭有田駅
	Wakasa-Arita Station platform in August 2009
Location	15–16, Arida, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1507; Japan
Coordinates	35°29′08″N 135°52′06″E / 35.48565°N 135.868317°ECoordinates: 35°29′08″N 135°52′06″E / 35.48565°N 135.868317°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	35.4 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 June 1964
Passengers
FY2016	60 daily
Location
	Wakasa-Arita Station Location within Japan

Toilets at Wakasa-Arita Station

Wakasa-Arita Station (若狭有田駅, Wakasa-Arita-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[]

Wakasa-Arita Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 35.4 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, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Obama Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Ōtoba	Local	Kaminaka

History[]

Wakasa-Arita Station opened on 20 June 1964. 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 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 27

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[]

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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