Awara-Yunomachi Station

Awara-Yunomachi Station
Awara-Yunomachi Station; あわら湯のまち駅
	Awara-Yunomachi Station
Location	33-1-5 Futaomote, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 910-4103; Japan
Coordinates	36°13′23″N 136°11′37″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	20.0 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	E40
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1911
Previous names	Awara (to 1972); Awara-Onsen (to 2003)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	491
Location
	Awara-Yunomachi Station Location within Japan

Awara-Yunomachi Station (あわら湯のまち駅, Awara-yunomachi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Awara-Yunomachi Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 20.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Mikuni Awara Line
Honjō	Express	Mikuni
Banden	Local	Mizui

History

Awara-Yunomachi Station was opened on December 15, 1911 as a Awara Station (芦原駅, Awara-eki) on the Japanese Government Railways Mikuni Line. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from October 11, 1942 to August 15, 1946. The station was renamed to Awara-Yunomachi Station (芦原湯町駅, Awara-Yunomachi-eki) on March 1, 1972, but renamed only two weeks later to Awara-Onsen Station (芦原温泉駅, Awara-onsen-eki). Operations ceased again on June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 under its present name as an Echizen Railway station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 491 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

This station serves the center of Awara City and its numerous hot spring hotels and resorts. However, most visitors to the area use JR Awaraonsen Station several kilometers away. There is also a large Keifuku and Awara community bus transfer point located in front of the station, making this station the busiest on the Awara Mikuni Line outside of Fukui City.

Other points of interest include:

Awara City Awara Elementary School
Awara City Library
Awara City Health Center
Awara City Awara Junior High School
Mikuni Kyōteijō

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References

5.都市環境 2 交通の状況 [City Environment -Transportation Statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Awara City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

External links

Media related to Awara-Yunomachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[fukui_stats-1] 5.都市環境 2 交通の状況 [City Environment -Transportation Statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Awara City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.