Awaraonsen Station 芦原温泉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 71.7 km (44.6 mi) from Tsuruga | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 September 1897 | ||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kanazu (until 1972) | ||||||||||||||||||
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FY2016 | 1,822 (daily) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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]
The station has two island platforms with four tracks connected by a footbridge. It has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
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 |
« | Service | » | ||
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Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||
Maruoka | Local | Hosorogi |
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.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [5]