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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Awaraonsen Station in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-12 Harumiya, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture 919-0632 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°12′52″N 136°14′06″E / 36.214534°N 136.235037°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 71.7 km (44.6 mi) from Tsuruga | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 September 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kanazu (until 1972) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 1,822 (daily) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Awaraonsen Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and is located 71.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga. It is also served by the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line.[1]
Station layout edit
The station has two island platforms with four tracks connected by a footbridge. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1-2 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Daishoji, Kanazawa
(for Fukui) |
| 3 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Fukui and Tsuruga |
| 11 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Kanazawa, Tokyo |
| 12 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Fukui and Tsuruga |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||
| Maruoka | Local | Hosorogi | ||
History edit
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]
Effective the timetable revision on 16 March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen began operations at the station while the facilities of the Hokuriku Main Line were transferred to Hapi-line Fukui.[3][4]Also, due to the construction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, platform 4 was removed.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area edit
- Awara City Hall
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 134–135. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday". The Japan Times. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも" [Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale]. Fukui Keizai Shimbun. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)