Shin-Hirano Station

Shin-Hirano Station

新平野駅
Shin-Hirano Station; 新平野駅
	Shin-Hirano Station in August 2009
General information
Location	19-2Hirano, Obama-shi, Fukui-ken 917-0226; Japan
Coordinates	35°28′22″N 135°48′26″E / 35.4728°N 135.8071°E
Distance	44.3 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1918.
Passengers
FY2016	77 daily
Location
	Shin-Hirano Station Location within Japan

Shin-Hirano Station (新平野駅, Shin-Hirano-eki) is a railway station in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Shin-Hirano Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 43.3 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 unattended.

Adjacent stations[edit]

«	Service
Obama Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kaminaka	Local	Higashi-Obama

History[edit]

Shin-Hirano Station opened on 10 November 1918. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station building was rebuilt in 1988.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 77 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2018. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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