Hosorogi Station

Location
	Hosorogi Station Location within Japan

Hosorogi Station

細呂木駅
Hosorogi Station; 細呂木駅
	Hosorogi Station in April 2022
General information
Location	40-43 Aonoki, Awara-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0814; Japan
Coordinates	36°14′28″N 136°15′26″E / 36.2411°N 136.2572°E
Operated by	Hapi-line Fukui
Line(s)	Hapi-line Fukui Line
Distance	75.5 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	September 20, 1897
Passengers
FY2016	60 daily
Location
Location
	Hosorogi Station Location within Japan

Hosorogi Station (細呂木駅, Hosorogi-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.

Lines

Hosorogi Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 75.5 km (46.9 mi) from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Daishoji
2	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Fukui and Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Awaraonsen		Local		Ushinoya

History

The station opened on 20 September 1897. 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 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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 60 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Hosorogi Post Office

References

^ "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 16 March 2024.
^ 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.