Wakasa-Hongō Station

Wakasa-Hongō Station

若狭本郷駅
Wakasa-Hongō Station; 若狭本郷駅
	Wakasa-Hongō Station in July 2015
General information
Location	153-1 Hongō, Ōi-chō, Ōi-gun, Fukui-ken 919-2111; Japan
Coordinates	35°28′58″N 135°37′07″E / 35.4828°N 135.6187°E
Distance	61.8 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 April 1921
Passengers
FY2016	313 daily
Location
	Wakasa-Hongō Station Location within Japan

Wakasa-Hongō Station (若狭本郷駅, Wakasa-Hongō-eki) is a railway station in the town of Ōi, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Wakasa-Hongō Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 61.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[edit]

1	■ Obama Line	for Obama and Tsuruga
2	■ Obama Line	for Higashi-Maizuru

Adjacent stations[edit]

«		Service	»
Obama Line
Kato		-	Wakasa-Wada

History[edit]

Wakasa-Hongō Station opened on 3 April 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 313 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

The station is located about 485 metres (1,591 ft) to the west of Aoto Bridge, which crosses the western arm of Obama Bay.

National Route 27
Ōi Town Hall

References[edit]

^ 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[edit]

Official website (in Japanese)

[fukui_stats-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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