Echizen-Hanandō Station

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).

Echizen-Hanandō Station

越前花堂駅
Echizen-Hanandō Station in October 2009
Location1-1-12 Hanandō-naka, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken, 918-8014
Japan
Coordinates36°02′19″N 136°13′05″E
Operated by JR West
Line(s)
Distance97.3 km from Maibara
Platforms3 side platforms
Tracks3
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1960
Passengers
FY2016391 daily
Location
Echizen-Hanandō Station
Location within Japan

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

See also

References
  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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