Wakasa-Wada Station

Wakasa-Wada Station

若狭和田駅
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 / 35.488847°N 135.581153°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

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).

Lines[edit]

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[edit]

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

Adjacent stations[edit]

«		Service	»
Obama Line
Wakasa-Hongō		-	Wakasa-Takahama

History[edit]

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[edit]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 136 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ 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[edit]

Official website (in Japanese)

[fukui_stats-1] 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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