Awaraonsen Station

Awaraonsen Station (芦原温泉駅) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Awara, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Awaraonsen Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line and is located 71.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga. It is also served by the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line.

Station layout
The station has two island platforms with four tracks connected by a footbridge. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

History
The station opened on 20 September 1897 as Kanazu Station (金津駅). It was renamed Awaraonsen Station on 15 March 1972. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Effective the timetable revision on 16 March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen began operations at the station while the facilities of the Hokuriku Main Line were transferred to Hapi-line Fukui. Also, due to the construction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, platform 4 was removed.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Awara City Hall