Ōshio Station (Fukui)
Ōshio Station 王子保駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōshio Station in July 2010 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 55-4 Shiromaru-cho, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0857 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°51′59″N 136°09′55″E / 35.8664°N 136.1654°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Hapi-Line Fukui | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.8km from Tsuruga | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 December 1927 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 251 daily | ||||||||||
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Ōshio Station (王子保駅, Ōshio-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Echisen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.
Lines
Ōshio Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 30.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| station side | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Tsuruga and Maibara |
| opposite side | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Fukui and Kanazawa |
History
Ōshio Station opened on 20 December 1927. 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 was 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
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 251 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Takefu No.6 Middle School
National Route 365
National Route 8
See also
References
- ^ "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
Media related to Ōshio Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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