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Tomura Station 
Summary
Tomura Station (十村駅, Tomura-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Tomura Station 十村駅 | |
|---|---|
 Tomura Station in August 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 37-17 Izaki, Wakasa-sho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1316 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°30′58″N 135°53′48″E / 35.5160°N 135.8967°E |
| Operated by |  JR West |
| Line(s) | ■ Obama Line |
| Distance | 29.3 km from Tsuruga |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 1917 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 69 daily |
| Location | |
  Tomura Station Location within Japan | |
Lines edit
Tomura Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 29.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Obama Line | for Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ Obama Line | for Obama and Higashi-Maizuru |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obama Line | ||||
| Mikata | Rapid | Kaminaka | ||
| Fujii | Local | Ōtoba | ||
History edit
Tomura Station opened on 15 December 1917. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 69 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Tomura Post Office
- Misomi Elementary School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomura Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)