is an Echizen Railway

Echizen Railway

is a railway company located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line between Fukui and Katsuyama and the Mikuni Awara Line between Fukui and Sakai.-History:...

 Mikuni Awara Line

Mikuni Awara Line

The is a railway line operated by Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line stretches 27.8 km from the city of Fukui to Sakai with a total of 22 stations. It was operated by Keifuku Electric Railway until 2001; Echizen Railway took over the line in 2003....

 railway station

Train station

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 located in Awara

Awara, Fukui

is a city located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 31,080 and the density of 265.66 persons per km². The total area is 116.99 km²....

, Fukui Prefecture

Fukui Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...

, Japan

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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

Awaraonsen Station

is a train station in the city of Awara, Fukui, Japan. It is located on the Hokuriku Main Line.- History :*20 September 1897 - Kanazu Station was opened.*15 March 1972 - It was renamed to Awaraonsen Station.- Station layout :...

 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
  Japanese Government Railways
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• 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