Nishi-Tsuruga Station | |
Native Name: | 西敦賀駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | Yamashimizu, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture 914-0035 |
Country: | Japan |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Distance: | from |
Structure: | At grade |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 140 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukui Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan |
is a railway station in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Nishi-Tsuruga Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is unattended.
Nishi-Tsuruga Station opened on 1 September 1962. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
The station is located at the edge of a residential area