Awaraonsen Station

Location
	Awaraonsen Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Awaraonsen Station Awaraonsen Station (Central Japan) Awaraonsen Station Awaraonsen Station (Japan)

Awaraonsen Station

芦原温泉駅
Awaraonsen Station; 芦原温泉駅
	West exit in May 2024
General information
Location	1-12 Harumiya, Awara City, Fukui Prefecture 919-0632; Japan
Coordinates	36°12′52″N 136°14′06″E / 36.214534°N 136.235037°E
Operated by	JR West; Hapi-Line Fukui;
Line(s)	Hokuriku Shinkansen; Hapi-Line Fukui Line;
Distance	71.7 km (44.6 mi) from Tsuruga
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 September 1897; 127 years ago
Previous names	Kanazu (until 1972)
Passengers
FY2016	1,822 (daily)
Services
Location
Location
	Awaraonsen Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Awaraonsen Station Awaraonsen Station (Central Japan) 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

References

^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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

Official website (in Japanese)

[Fukui_route-1] "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

[teishajo1998-2] 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.

[:1-3] "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.

[fukui_stats-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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