Harue Station Explained

Harue Station
Native Name:春江駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:Hapi-Line Fukui
Address:Haruecho Nakasuji Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken, 919-0449
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.1291°N 136.2286°W
Operator:Hapi-Line Fukui
Line: Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:62.2 km from
108.1 km from
Status:Staffed
Opened:1 May 1926
Passengers:1003 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui.

Lines

Harue Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 62.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Harue Station opened on 1 May 1926. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

On 16 March 2024, this station was transferred to the Hapi-Line Fukui Line due to the opening of the western extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,003 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 福井県並行在来線経営計画 . Fukui Prefecture Parallel Conventional Line Management Plan . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216150530/https://www.hapi-line.co.jp/files/uploads/management_plan_202111.pdf . 16 December 2023 . 4 February 2024 . hapi-line.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.pref.fukui.jp/doc/toukei-jouhou/nenkan_d/fil/12pdf.pdf. ja: 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016). 2017. Fukui Prefectural Government. Japan. ja. 2 May 2018.