Nishinagata Yurinosato Station | |
Native Name: | 西長田ゆりの里駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 20 Nishi-Nagata, Harue-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0404 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.1536°N 136.2064°W |
Operator: | Echizen Railway |
Line: | Mikuni Awara Line |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 3 |
Distance: | 11.7 km from |
Code: | E35 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | December 30, 1928 |
Former: | Nishi-Nagata (until 2017) |
Passengers: | 165 (daily) |
Pass Year: | FY2015 |
Map Type: | Japan |
is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the site of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Nishinagata-Yurinosato Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 11.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Nishinagata Yurinosato Station was opened on December 30, 1928 as . On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway and adsorbed the Maruoka Railway on December 1, 1944. The Maruoka Line was abolished on July 11, 1968. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. It was renamed to its present name on March 25, 2017.[1]
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 165 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]