Wakasa-Wada Station | |
Native Name: | 若狭和田駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 2-12 Wada, Takahama-cho, Ōi-gun, Fukui-ken 919-2201 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | Obama Line |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Distance: | 65.7 km from |
Status: | Staffed |
Opened: | 1 June 1934 |
Passengers: | 136 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Map Type: | Japan |
is a railway station in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Wakasa-Wada Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 65.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.
Wasasa-Wada Station was elevated from a provisional stop to a full passenger station on 1 June 1934. 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 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]