Minami-Imajō Station

35°45′27″N 136°11′5″E / 35.75750°N 136.18472°E / 35.75750; 136.18472Operated byHapi-Line FukuiLine(s)■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line Distance16.6 km from TsurugaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 June 1962PassengersFY201616 daily

Location
Minami-Imajō Station Location within Japan

Minami-Imajō Station (南今庄駅, Minamiimajō-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the town of Minamiechizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.

Lines

Minami-Imajō Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 16.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platform connected by a level crossing. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Tsuruga		Local	Imajō

History

Minami-Imajō Station opened on 10 June 1962. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Effective the 16 March 2024 timetable revision, this station is to be transferred to the Hapi-Line Fukui Line due to the opening of the western extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 16 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Hokuriku Tunnel

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Minami-Imajō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)