Awaraonsen Station

Awaraonsen Station

芦原温泉駅
West exit in May 2024
General information
Location1-12 Harumiya, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture 919-0632
Japan
Coordinates36°12′52″N 136°14′06″E / 36.214534°N 136.235037°E / 36.214534; 136.235037
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance71.7 km (44.6 mi) from Tsuruga
Platforms3
Tracks5
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 September 1897; 127 years ago (1897-09-20)
Previous namesKanazu (until 1972)
Passengers
FY20161,822 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Fukui
towards Tsuruga
 Hokuriku Shinkansen
 Kagaonsen
towards Nagano
Hokuriku Shinkansen
 Kagaonsen
towards Jōetsumyōkō
Hokuriku Shinkansen
 Kagaonsen
towards Toyama
Location
Awaraonsen Station is located in Fukui Prefecture
Awaraonsen Station
Awaraonsen Station
Location within Fukui Prefecture
Awaraonsen Station is located in Central Japan
Awaraonsen Station
Awaraonsen Station
Awaraonsen Station (Central Japan)
Awaraonsen Station is located in Japan
Awaraonsen Station
Awaraonsen Station
Awaraonsen Station (Japan)

Awaraonsen Station (芦原温泉駅, Awaraonsen-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Awara, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Awaraonsen Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and is located 71.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga. It is also served by the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line.[1]

Station layout

The station has two island platforms with four tracks connected by a footbridge. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1-2 ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line for Daishoji, Kanazawa

(for Fukui)

3 ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line for Fukui and Tsuruga
11 ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen for Kanazawa, Tokyo
12 ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen for Fukui and Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Maruoka   Local   Hosorogi

History

The station opened on 20 September 1897 as Kanazu Station (金津駅).[2] It was renamed Awaraonsen Station on 15 March 1972.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]

Effective the timetable revision on 16 March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen began operations at the station while the facilities of the Hokuriku Main Line were transferred to Hapi-line Fukui.[3][4] Also, due to the construction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, platform 4 was removed.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding area

  • Awara City Hall

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 134–135. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday". The Japan Times. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ "並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業 記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも" [Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale]. Fukui Keizai Shimbun. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ 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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