Washizuka-Haribara Station (鷲塚針原駅, Washizuka-haribara-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Washizuka-Haribara Station 鷲塚針原駅
Washizuka-Haribara Station in April 2009
General information
Location	32 Kawai-Washizuka-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0102 Japan
Coordinates	36°07′14″N 136°12′17″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	8.1 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E32
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 30, 1928
Location
Washizuka-Haribara Station Location within Japan

Lines

Washizuka-Haribara Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 8.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform; however, only the side platform is in use, and serves a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. The wooden station building is protected by the government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.[1]

Adjacent stations

History

Washizuka-Haribara Station was opened on December 30, 1928. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• Washizuka-Haribara Station borders Sakai City in the north of Fukui City. The Fukui area is known as Washizuka; the corresponding area in nearby Sakai is Haribara.
• Rice fields surround the station. There is a small farming community in the vicinity, with homes and shops a further distance to the east.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Fukui Prefecture Drivers Education Center (800 meters north)
  • Fukui - Ishikawa Prefectural Route 5 (Awara Kaidō)
  • Kawai Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Washizuka-Haribara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)