Imajō Station (今庄駅, Imajō-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the town of Minamiechizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.
Imajō Station 今庄駅 | |||||
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.jpg) Imajō Station in October 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 74-6 Imajō, Minamiechizen-chō, Nanjō-gun, Fukui-ken 919-0131 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°46′24″N 136°11′57″E / 35.7734°N 136.1993°E | ||||
| Operated by | Hapi-Line Fukui | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||
| Distance | 19.2 km from Tsuruga | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1896 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 165 daily | ||||
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Lines
editImajō Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 19.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Fukui and Kanazawa |
| 2, 3 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Tsuruga |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||
| Tsuruga | Rapid | Takefu | ||
| Minami-Imajō | Local | Yunoo | ||
History
editImajō Station opened on 15 July 1896. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Effective the 16 March 2024 timetable revision, this station is to be transferred to the Hapi-Line Fukui Line due to the opening of the western extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.[1]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Imajō-juku on the old Hokuriku-kaidō
National Route 365
National Route 476
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "福井県並行在来線経営計画" [Fukui Prefecture Parallel Conventional Line Management Plan] (PDF). hapi-line.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 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
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Media related to Imajō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)