Kuzuryūko Station (九頭竜湖駅, Kuzuryūko-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Ōno, Fukui, Japan.

Kuzuryūko Station

九頭竜湖駅
Kuzuryūko Station in August 2009
General information
Location26-168 Asahi, Ōno-shi, Fukui-ken 912-0205
Japan
Coordinates35°54′16.2″N 136°39′42.11″E / 35.904500°N 136.6616972°E / 35.904500; 136.6616972
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance52.5 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1972
Passengers
202010 (daily average)
Location
Kuzuryūko Station is located in Japan
Kuzuryūko Station
Kuzuryūko Station
Location within Japan
Platform (2012)
End of Etsumi-Hoku Line.

Lines edit

Kuzuryūko Station is the terminal station of the Etsumi-Hoku Line, and is located 52.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 55.1 kilometers from Fukui.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one dead-headed side platform serving single bi-directional track. The log cabin style station building is staffed.

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Etsumi Hoku Line
Echizen-Shimoyama   Local   Terminus

History edit

Kuzuryūko Station opened on December 15, 1972. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station was closed from July 2004 to July 2007 due to damage from torrential rains.

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

External links edit

  Media related to Kuzuryūko Station at Wikimedia Commons