Minami-Imajō Station Explained

Minami-Imajō Station
Native Name:南今庄駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:7-10 Imajō, Minamiechizen-chō, Nanjō-gun, Fukui-ken 919-0135
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.7575°N 136.1847°W
Operator:Hapi-Line Fukui
Line: Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:16.6 km from
Structure:Ground level
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:10 June 1962
Passengers:16 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan

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

Lines

Minami-Imajō Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 16.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platform connected by a level crossing. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Minami-Imajō Station opened on 10 June 1962. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Effective the 16 March 2024 timetable revision, this station is to be 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 16 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. Japanese. 2 May 2018.