Asuwa Station (足羽駅, Asuwa-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

Asuwa Station

足羽駅
Asuwa Station in August 2007
General information
Location85-1 Inazucho, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture 910-2177
Japan
Coordinates36°01′15″N 136°15′13″E / 36.020811°N 136.253597°E / 36.020811; 136.253597
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance3.7 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 20, 1964
Passengers
FY20157 daily
Location
Asuwa Station is located in Japan
Asuwa Station
Asuwa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Asuwa Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 3.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 6.3 kilometers from Fukui.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Etsumi Hoku Line
Rokujō   Local   Echizen-Tōgō

History

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Asuwa Station opened on May 15, 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Surrounding area

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  • Fukui Asuwa Junior High School

See also

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  Media related to Asuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons