Hosorogi Station

Railway station in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
36°14′28″N 136°15′26″E / 36.2411°N 136.2572°E / 36.2411; 136.2572Operated byHapi-line FukuiLine(s)Hapi-line Fukui LineDistance75.5 km from TsurugaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedSeptember 20, 1897PassengersFY201660 daily
Location
Hosorogi Station is located in Japan
Hosorogi Station
Hosorogi Station
Location within Japan

Hosorogi Station (細呂木駅, Hosorogi-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.

Lines

Hosorogi Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 75.5 km (46.9 mi) from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

The station consists of one unnumbered island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Awaraonsen   Local   Ushinoya

History

The station opened on 20 September 1897. 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 was 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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Hosorogi Post Office

See also

References

  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 16 March 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.

External links

Media related to Hosorogi Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)
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Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) Hokuriku Main Line
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Hokuriku Line
Hapi-Line Fukui LineIR Ishikawa Railway LineAinokaze Toyama
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See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen

*: Rapid service stops | **: Ainokaze Liner stops | bold: Shirasagi/Thunderbird stops

#: On the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, all Rapid services stop at Nanjō, except for one round trip, which stops at Imajō instead.