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Echizen-Hanandō Station (越前花堂駅, Echizenhanandō-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line and the Etsumi-Hoku Line in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Echizen-Hanandō Station 越前花堂駅
Echizen-Hanandō Station in October 2009
General information
Location	1-1-12 Hanandō-naka, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken, 918-8014 Japan
Coordinates	36°02′19″N 136°13′05″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance	97.3 km from Maibara
Platforms	3 side platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1960
Passengers
FY2016	391 daily
Location
Echizen-Hanandō Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echizen-Hanandō Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 97.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara. It is also a terminal station for the Etsumi-Hoku Line and is 52.5 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at Kuzuryūko.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms for the Hokuriku Main Line and a single side platform for the Etsumi-Hoku Line connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga and Maibara
2	■ Etsumi-Hoku Line	for Kuzuryūko for Fukui

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
Ōdoro		Local		Fukui
Etsumi Hoku Line
Fukui		Local		Rokujō

History

Echizen-Hanandō Station opened on December 15, 1960. 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 391 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Fukui Prefectural Tsui High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Echizen-Hanandō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)

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