Echizen-Hanandō Station

Echizen-Hanandō Station
Echizen-Hanandō Station; 越前花堂駅
	Echizen-Hanandō Station in October 2009
Location	1-1-12 Hanandō-naka, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken, 918-8014; Japan
Coordinates	36°02′19″N 136°13′05″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line; ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line);
Distance	97.3 km from Maibara
Platforms	3 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1960
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	391 daily
Location
	Echizen-Hanandō Station Location within Japan

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

Lines

Echizen-Hanandō Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 97.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara. 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 Hokuriku Main Line and a single side platform for the Etsumi-Hoku Line connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga and Maibara
2	■ Etsumi-Hoku Line	for Kuzuryūko for Fukui

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
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

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References

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

Media related to Echizen-Hanandō Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[fukui_stats-1] 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.