Shin-Hikida Station

Shin-Hikida Station (新疋田駅, Shinhikida-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Shin-Hikida Station

新疋田駅
Shin-Hikida Station in March 2007
Location70-8 Hikida, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui-ken 914-0302
Japan
Coordinates35.5943°N 136.1006°E / 35.5943; 136.1006
Operated by JR West
Line(s) A   B  Hokuriku Main Line
Distance39.2 km from Maibara
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJR-A02 (Hokuriku Main Line)
JR-B09 (Kosei Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1957
Passengers
FY201623 daily
Location
Shin-Hikida Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Shin-Hikida Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and is located 39.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara. Trains of the Kosei Line also continue past their nominal terminus at Ōmi-Shiotsu to Tsuruga and stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms
station side ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Tsuruga and Fukui
opposite side ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Osaka and Maibara

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Tsuruga   Special Rapid   Omi-Shiotsu
Tsuruga   Rapid   Omi-Shiotsu
Tsuruga   Local   Omi-Shiotsu

History

Shin-Hikida Station opened on 1 October 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. A new station building was completed in October 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  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.

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