Ōshio Station (Fukui)

Ōshio Station
王子保駅
Ōshio Station in July 2010
Location 55-4 Shiromaru-cho, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0857
Japan
Coordinates 35°51′59″N 136°09′55″E / 35.8664°N 136.1654°E / 35.8664; 136.1654Coordinates: 35°51′59″N 136°09′55″E / 35.8664°N 136.1654°E / 35.8664; 136.1654
Operated by JR West
Line(s) ■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance 76.7km from Maibara
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Website Official website
History
Opened 20 December 1927
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 251 daily
Location
Ōshio Station
Location within Japan

Ōshio Station (王子保駅, Ōshio-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Echisen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Ōshio Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 76.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

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

Platforms

station side ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Tsuruga and Maibara
opposite side ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Fukui and Kanazawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Takefu   Local   Nanjō

History

Ōshio Station opened on 20 December 1927. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 251 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Reference

  1. ↑ 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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