Shin-Hirano Station

Shin-Hirano Station

新平野駅
Shin-Hirano Station; 新平野駅
	Shin-Hirano Station in August 2009
General information
Location	19-2Hirano, Obama-shi, Fukui-ken 917-0226; Japan
Coordinates	35°28′22″N 135°48′26″E / 35.4728°N 135.8071°E
Distance	44.3 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1918.
Passengers
FY2016	77 daily
Location
	Shin-Hirano Station Location within Japan

Shin-Hirano Station (新平野駅, Shin-Hirano-eki) is a railway station in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines edit

Shin-Hirano Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 43.3 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 unattended.

Adjacent stations edit

«	Service
Obama Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kaminaka	Local	Higashi-Obama

History edit

Shin-Hirano Station opened on 10 November 1918. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station building was rebuilt in 1988.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 77 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area edit

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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