Echizen-Hanandō Station

Distance51.4 km from TsurugaPlatforms3 side platformsTracks3ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteHistoryOpenedDecember 15, 1960PassengersFY2016391 daily

Location
Echizen-Hanandō Station Location within Japan

Echizen-Hanandō Station (越前花堂駅, Echizenhanandō-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and the Etsumi-Hoku Line in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Hapi-Line Fukui.

Lines

Echizen-Hanandō Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 51.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga. It is also a terminal station for the Etsumi-Hoku Line and is 52.5 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Kuzuryūko.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms for the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and a single side platform for the Etsumi-Hoku Line connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Takefu and Tsuruga
2	■ Etsumi-Hoku Line	for Kuzuryūko for Fukui

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Ōdoro		Local		Fukui
Etsumi Hoku Line
Fukui		Local		Rokujō

History

Echizen-Hanandō Station opened on December 15, 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 391 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Fukui Prefectural Tsui High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Echizen-Hanandō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)