Minami-Imajō Station

Minami-Imajō Station 南今庄駅
Minami-Imajō Station shortly after its handover from JR West in March 2024
General information
Location	7-10 Imajō, Minamiechizen-chō, Nanjō-gun, Fukui-ken 919-0135 Japan
Coordinates	35°45′27″N 136°11′5″E
Operated by	Hapi-Line Fukui
Line(s)	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Distance	16.6 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 June 1962
Passengers
FY2016	16 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

1. "福井県並行在来線経営計画" [Fukui Prefecture Parallel Conventional Line Management Plan] (PDF). hapi-line.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
2. 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

Media related to Minami-Imajō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)