Nishiharue Heartopia Station

Nishiharue Heartopia Station (西春江ハートピア駅, Nishiharue-Hātopia-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Nishiharue Heartopia Station

西春江ハートピア駅
Nishi-Harue Station
Location16 Hondō, Harue-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0473
Japan
Coordinates36°08′21″N 136°12′23″E
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
Distance15.4 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE34
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1928
Previous namesNishi-Harue (until 2017)
Passengers
FY2015135 (daily)
Location
Nishiharue Heartopia Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Ōzeki Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 10.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Taromaru Angelland   Local   Nishinagata Yurinosato

History

Nishiharue Heartopia Station was opened on December 30, 1928 as Nishiharue Station (西春江駅, Nishiharue-eki). On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. The station was renamed to its present name on March 25, 2017.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • The station is at the center of a small cluster of residences and shops. Fukui Prefectural Route 102 lies to the south.
  • The general-aviation Fukui Airport is located roughly 1.5 kilometers east.

See also

References

  1. Fukui Railway; Echizen Railway (February 22, 2017). 平成29年春ダイヤ改正等の概要について [Outline of Spring 2017 Timetable Revisions] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. O-5.地方鉄道輸送状況(乗車1日平均) [Regional Railway Passenger Figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sakai City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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