Awara-Yunomachi Station
Awara-Yunomachi Station あわら湯のまち駅 | |
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Awara-Yunomachi Station | |
Location |
1-1 Onsen, Awara, Fukui (福井県あわら市温泉1-1) Japan |
Operated by | Echizen Railway |
Line(s) | Mikuni Awara Line |
Connections |
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History | |
Opened | 1911 |
Previous names | Awara (until 1972) |
Awara-Yunomachi Station (あわら湯のまち駅 Awara-yunomachi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Station
All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Awara-Yunomachi Station. There are two tracks with two side platforms. The station is staffed all day.
Surrounding area
This station serves the center of Awara City and its numerous hot spring hotels and resorts. However, most visitors to the area use JR Awaraonsen Station several kilometers away. There is also a large Keifuku and Awara community bus transfer point located in front of the station, making this station the busiest on the Awara Mikuni Line outside of Fukui City.
Other points of interest include:
- Awara City Awara Elementary School
- Awara City Library
- Awara City Health Center
- Awara City Awara Junior High School
- Mikuni Kyōteijō
History
- December 15, 1911: Awara Station opens as a station on the Mikuni Line (Japanese Government Railways).
- December 30, 1928: Mikuni Awara Electric Railway Awara Station opens.
- September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
- October 11, 1942: JGR Awara Station closes.
- August 15, 1946: JGR Awara Station reopens.
- March 1, 1972: JNR Mikuni Line closed; JNR Awara Station operations cease. Awara Station renamed Awara-Yunomachi Station.
- June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
- August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.
Adjacent stations
Coordinates: 36°13′23″N 136°11′37″E / 36.223159°N 136.193663°E
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