Harue Station (春江駅, Harue-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui.

Harue Station

春江駅
Harue Station in May 2011
General information
LocationHaruecho Nakasuji Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken, 919-0449
Japan
Coordinates36°07′45″N 136°13′43″E / 36.1291°N 136.2286°E / 36.1291; 136.2286
Operated byHapi-Line Fukui
Line(s) Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Distance62.2 km from Tsuruga
108.1 km from Maibara
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1926
Passengers
FY20161003 daily
Location
Harue Station is located in Japan
Harue Station
Harue Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Harue Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 62.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Morita   Local   Maruoka

History

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Harue Station opened on 1 May 1926. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

On 16 March 2024, this station was 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

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,003 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Harue Elementary School
  • Harue Middle School

See also

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References

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  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.
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