Kuzuryūko Station

Kuzuryūko Station 九頭竜湖駅
Kuzuryūko Station in August 2009
General information
Location	26-168 Asahi, Ōno-shi, Fukui-ken 912-0205 Japan
Coordinates	35°54′16.2″N 136°39′42.11″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance	52.5 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	December 15, 1972
Passengers
2020	10 (daily average)
Location Kuzuryūko Station Location within Japan

Platform (2012)

End of Etsumi-Hoku Line.

Kuzuryūko Station (九頭竜湖駅, Kuzuryūko-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Ōno, Fukui, Japan.

Lines

Kuzuryūko Station is the terminal station of the Etsumi-Hoku Line, and is located 52.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 55.1 kilometers from Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one dead-headed side platform serving single bi-directional track. The log cabin style station building is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Etsumi Hoku Line
Echizen-Shimoyama		Local		Terminus

History

Kuzuryūko Station opened on December 15, 1972. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station was closed from July 2004 to July 2007 due to damage from torrential rains.

Surrounding area

• Kuzuryu Dam
• former Izumi Village Hall
• National Route 158

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kuzuryūko Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)