Maruoka Station

Maruoka Station
Maruoka Station; 丸岡駅
Location	Kamishinjo Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken, 919-0522; Japan
Coordinates	36.1620°N 136.2326°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	111.8 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 September 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	1112 daily
Location
	Maruoka Station Location within Japan

Maruoka Station (丸岡駅, Maruoka-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Maruoka Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

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

Platforms

station side	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Tsuruga
opposite side	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Kanazawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
Maruoka		Local	Harue

History

Maruoka Station opened on 20 September 1897 as Shinjō Station (新庄駅, Shinjō-eki). It was renamed to Maruoka Station on 15 February 1902. 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 1,112 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Maruoka Castle
Sakai Post Office

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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 Maruoka 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.