Wakasa-Wada Station (若狭和田駅, Wakasa-Wada-eki) is a railway station in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

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Wakasa-Wada Station 若狭和田駅
Wakasa-Wada Station in August 2009
General information
Location	2-12 Wada, Takahama-cho, Ōi-gun, Fukui-ken 919-2201 Japan
Coordinates	35°29′20″N 135°34′52″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	65.7 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1934
Passengers
FY2016	136 daily
Location
Wakasa-Wada Station Location within Japan

Lines

Wakasa-Wada Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 65.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

History

Wasasa-Wada Station was elevated from a provisional stop to a full passenger station on 1 June 1934. 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 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 27
• Aoto no Irie (青戸入江) A part of Wakasa Wan Quasi-National Park
• Wada Marina

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wakasa-Wada Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)