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Shin-Hikida Station

Coordinates: 35°35′39″N 136°06′02″E / 35.5943°N 136.1006°E / 35.5943; 136.1006
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Shin-Hikida Station

新疋田駅
Shin-Hikida Station in March 2007
General information
Location70-8 Hikida, Tsuruga-shi, Fukui-ken 914-0302
Japan
Coordinates35°35′39″N 136°06′02″E / 35.5943°N 136.1006°E / 35.5943; 136.1006
Operated by JR West
Line(s) A   B  Hokuriku Main Line
Distance39.2 km from Maibara
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code
  •  JR-A02  (Hokuriku Main Line)
  •  JR-B09  (Kosei Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1957
Passengers
FY201623 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Omi-Shiotsu
towards Maibara
Hokuriku Main Line
Local
Rapid
Special Rapid
Tsuruga
Terminus
Omi-Shiotsu
towards Kyoto
Kosei Line
Local
Rapid
Special Rapid
Location
Shin-Hikida Station is located in Japan
Shin-Hikida Station
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

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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

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

Platforms

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

History

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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

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

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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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.
  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.
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