Nishi-Tsuruga Station

Nishi-Tsuruga Station
Nishi-Tsuruga Station; 西敦賀駅
	Nishi-Tsuruga Station
Location	Yamashimizu, Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture 914-0035; Japan
Coordinates	35.6181°N 136.0679°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	3.3 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1962
Passengers
FY2016	140 daily
Location
	Nishi-Tsuruga Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Tsuruga Station (西敦賀駅, Nishi-Tsuruga-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Nishi-Tsuruga Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Obama Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tsuruga	Local	Awano

History

Nishi-Tsuruga Station opened on 1 September 1962. 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 140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located at the edge of a residential area

Fukui Prefecture Tsuruga Industrial High School

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

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.