Washizuka-Haribara Station
Appearance
鷲塚針原 | |
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![]() Washizuka-Haribara Station | |
General information | |
Location | 32 Kawai-Washizuka-chō |
Operated by | Echizen Railway |
Line(s) | Mikuni Awara Line |
Washizuka-Haribara Station (鷲塚針原駅, Washizuka-haribara-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Station
All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Washizuka-Haribara Station. There is a single platform serving two tracks, and the station is unstaffed.
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
History
- December 30, 1928: Station opens.
- June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
- July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.