Echizen-Hanandō Station (越前花堂駅, Echizenhanandō-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and the Etsumi-Hoku Line in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Hapi-Line Fukui.
Echizen-Hanandō Station 越前花堂駅 | |||||
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 Echizen-Hanandō Station in July 2020 with the Hokuriku Shinkansen being constructed in the background | |||||
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| Location | 1-1-12 Hanandō-naka, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken, 918-8014 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°02′19″N 136°13′05″E / 36.03858°N 136.21805°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West, Hapi-Line Fukui | ||||
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| Distance | 51.4 km from Tsuruga | ||||
| Platforms | 3 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
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| Opened | December 15, 1960 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 391 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Echizen-Hanandō Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 51.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga. 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 edit
The station consists of two opposed side platforms for the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and a single side platform for the Etsumi-Hoku Line connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Fukui and Kanazawa |
| 2 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Takefu and Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line | for Kuzuryūko for Fukui |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ōdoro | Local | Fukui | ||
| Etsumi Hoku Line | ||||
| Fukui | Local | Rokujō | ||
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 391 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Fukui Prefectural Tsui High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Media related to Echizen-Hanandō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)