Shin-Hikida Station

Shin-Hikida Station

新疋田駅
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
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	A B Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	39.2 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
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

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).

Lines

Shin-Hikida Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and is located 39.2 kilometres (24.4 miles) 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

Station building side	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga and Fukui
opposite side	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Osaka and Maibara

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hokuriku Main Line
Tsuruga	Special Rapid	Omi-Shiotsu
Tsuruga	Rapid	Omi-Shiotsu
Tsuruga	Local	Omi-Shiotsu

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.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Shin-Hikida being assigned station numbers JR-A02 for the Hokuriku Main Line and JR-B09 for the Kosei Line.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 161

References

"近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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

Media related to Shin-Hikida Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[1] "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[2] "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[fukui_stats-3] 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.