Wakasa-Takahama Station

Location
	Wakasa-Takahama Station Location within Japan

Wakasa-Takahama Station

若狭高浜駅
Wakasa-Takahama Station; 若狭高浜駅
	Wakasa-Takahama Station in August 2009
General information
Location	77-2 Miyazaki, Takahama-cho, Ōi-gun, Fukui-ken 919-2225; Japan
Coordinates	35°29′10″N 135°32′51″E / 35.4862°N 135.5476°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	68.9 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 April 1921
Passengers
FY2016	325 daily
Location
Location
	Wakasa-Takahama Station Location within Japan

Wakasa-Takahama Station (若狭高浜駅, Wakasa-Takahama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Wakasa-Takahama Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 68.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Obama Line	for Obama and Tsuruga
2	■ Obama Line	for Higashi-Maizuru

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Obama Line
Wakasa-Wada		-	Mitsumatsu

History

Wasasa-Takahama Station was opened on 3 April 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 325 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Takahama Town Hall

References

^ 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

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. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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