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Minami-Imajō Station

Coordinates: 35°45′27″N 136°11′5″E / 35.75750°N 136.18472°E / 35.75750; 136.18472
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Minami-Imajō Station

南今庄駅
Minami-Imajō Station shortly after its handover from JR West in March 2024
General information
Location7-10 Imajō, Minamiechizen-chō, Nanjō-gun, Fukui-ken 919-0135
Japan
Coordinates35°45′27″N 136°11′5″E / 35.75750°N 136.18472°E / 35.75750; 136.18472
Operated byHapi-Line Fukui
Line(s) Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Distance16.6 km from Tsuruga
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 June 1962
Passengers
FY201616 daily
Location
Minami-Imajō Station is located in Japan
Minami-Imajō Station
Minami-Imajō Station
Location within Japan

Minami-Imajō Station (南今庄駅, Minamiimajō-eki) 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

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

Station layout

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

Platforms

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1  Hapi-Line Fukui Line for Fukui and Kanazawa
2  Hapi-Line Fukui Line for Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tsuruga Local Imajō

History

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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

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 16 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Hokuriku Tunnel

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "福井県並行在来線経営計画" [Fukui Prefecture Parallel Conventional Line Management Plan] (PDF). hapi-line.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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