Shin-Hikida Station Explained

Shin-Hikida Station
Native Name:	新疋田駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR West
Address:	70-8 Hikida, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui-ken 914-0302
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.5943°N 136.1006°W
Operator:	JR West
Line:	Hokuriku Main Line
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Distance:	39.2 km from
Connections:	Bus stop
Structure:	Ground level
Parking:	Yes
Code:	(Hokuriku Main Line) (Kosei Line)
Accessible:	Yes
Status:	Unstaffed
Opened:	1 October 1957
Passengers:	23 daily
Pass Year:	FY2016
Map Type:	Japan

is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Shin-Hikida Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and is located 39.2km (24.4miles) from the terminus of the line at . Trains of the Kosei Line also continue past their nominal terminus at to and stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Shin-Hikida Station opened on 1 October 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. A new station building was completed in October 2006.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Shin-Hikida being assigned station numbers JR-A02 for the Hokuriku Main Line and JR-B09 for the Kosei Line.^[1] ^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: 20 July 2016 . 近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！ . "Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
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.