Shin-Hikida Station (新疋田駅, Shinhikida-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Shin-Hikida Station 新疋田駅
Shin-Hikida Station in March 2007
General information
Location	70-8 Hikida, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui-ken 914-0302 Japan
Coordinates	35.5943°N 136.1006°E / 35.5943; 136.1006
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	A   B  Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	39.2 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JR-A02 (Hokuriku Main Line) JR-B09 (Kosei Line)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1957
Passengers
FY2016	23 daily
Location
Shin-Hikida Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shin-Hikida Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and is located 39.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara. Trains of the Kosei Line also continue past their nominal terminus at Ōmi-Shiotsu to Tsuruga and stop at this station.

Station layout

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

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Shin-Hikida Station opened on 1 October 1957. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. A new station building was completed in October 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 161

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Shin-Hikida Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)