Wakasa-Wada Station

Wakasa-Wada Station

若狭和田駅
Wakasa-Wada Station; 若狭和田駅
	Wakasa-Wada Station in August 2009
General information
Location	2-12 Wada, Takahama-cho, Ōi-gun, Fukui-ken 919-2201; Japan
Coordinates	35°29′20″N 135°34′52″E / 35.488847°N 135.581153°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	65.7 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1934
Passengers
FY2016	136 daily
Location
	Wakasa-Wada Station Location within Japan

Wakasa-Wada Station (若狭和田駅, Wakasa-Wada-eki) is a railway station in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines edit

Wakasa-Wada Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 65.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations edit

«		Service	»
Obama Line
Wakasa-Hongō		-	Wakasa-Takahama

History edit

Wasasa-Wada Station was elevated from a provisional stop to a full passenger station on 1 June 1934. 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 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area edit

National Route 27
Aoto no Irie (青戸入江) A part of Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park
Wada Marina

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

Official website (in Japanese)

[fukui_stats-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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