Imajō Station

Imajō Station
Imajō Station; 今庄駅
	Imajō Station platform
Location	74-6 Imajō, Minamiechizen-chō, Nanjō-gun, Fukui-ken 919-0131; Japan
Coordinates	35.7734°N 136.1993°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	65.1 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1896
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	165 daily
Location
	Imajō Station Location within Japan

Imajō Station (今庄駅, Imajō-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the town of Minamiechizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Imajō Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 65.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2, 3	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga and Maibara

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hokuriku Main Line
Nanjō	Rapid	Tsuruga
Yunoo	Local	Minami-Imajō

History

Imajō Station opened on 15 July 1896. 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 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Imajō-juku on the old Hokuriku-kaidō
National Route 365
National Route 476

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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 Imajō 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.