Ushinoya Station Explained

Ushinoya Station
Native Name:	牛ノ谷駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Ushinoya, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0721
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Hapi-line Fukui
Line:	Hapi-line Fukui Line
Platforms:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Distance:	124.5 km from
Structure:	At grade
Status:	Unstaffed
Opened:	April 15, 1921
Passengers:	18 daily
Pass Year:	FY2016
Map Type:	Japan

is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hapi-line Fukui.

Lines

Ushinoya Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 78.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one unnamed island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 15 April 1921. 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 18 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Hokuriku Expressway

Notes and References

Web site: 福井県並行在来線経営計画 . Fukui Prefecture Parallel Conventional Line Management Plan . https://web.archive.org/web/20231216150530/https://www.hapi-line.co.jp/files/uploads/management_plan_202111.pdf . 16 December 2023 . 16 March 2024 . hapi-line.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.