Echizen-Hanandō Station
Railway station in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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Echizen-Hanandō Station (越前花堂駅, Echizenhanandō-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and the Etsumi-Hoku Line in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Hapi-Line Fukui.
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JR West, Hapi-Line Fukui- ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line
- ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Echizen-Hanandō Station 越前花堂駅 | |||||
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Echizen-Hanandō Station in July 2020 with the Hokuriku Shinkansen being constructed in the background | |||||
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| Location | 1-1-12 Hanandō-naka, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken, 918-8014 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°02′19″N 136°13′05″E | ||||
| Operator | JR West, Hapi-Line Fukui | ||||
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| Distance | 51.4 km from Tsuruga | ||||
| Platforms | 3 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
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| History | |||||
| Opened | December 15, 1960 | ||||
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| FY2016 | 391 daily | ||||
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Lines
Echizen-Hanandō Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 51.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga. 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 Hapi-Line Fukui Line and a single side platform for the Etsumi-Hoku Line connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Fukui and Kanazawa |
| 2 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Takefu and Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line | for Kuzuryūko for Fukui |
Adjacent stations
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
