Asuwa Station

Asuwa Station (足羽駅, Asuwa-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

Asuwa Station 足羽駅
Asuwa Station in August 2007
General information
Location	85-1 Inazucho, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture 910-2177 Japan
Coordinates	36°01′15″N 136°15′13″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance	3.7 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 20, 1964
Passengers
FY2015	7 daily
Location Asuwa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Asuwa Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 3.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 6.3 kilometers from Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Etsumi Hoku Line
Rokujō		Local		Echizen-Tōgō

History

Asuwa Station opened on May 15, 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Surrounding area

• Fukui Asuwa Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Asuwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)