Awaraonsen Station

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).

Awaraonsen Station

芦原温泉駅
Awaraonsen Station in March 2016
Location1-12 Harumiya, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0632
Japan
Coordinates
Operated by JR West
Line(s)■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance117.6 km from Maibara
Platforms2
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 September 1897
Previous namesKanazu (until 1972)
Passengers
FY20161,822 (daily)
Location
Awaraonsen Station
Location within Japan

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 »
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
  1. "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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