Ushinoya Station (牛ノ谷駅, Ushinoya-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui.
Lines
Ushinoya Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 78.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.
Station layout
The station consists of one unnamed island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Fukui and Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Kanazawa |
History
The station opened on 15 April 1921. 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 18 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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 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)
