Kuzuryūko Station

Railway station in Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

35°54′16.2″N 136°39′42.11″E / 35.904500°N 136.6616972°E / 35.904500; 136.6616972Operated by

JR WestLine(s)■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line) Distance52.5 km from Echizen-HanandōPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusStaffedHistoryOpenedDecember 15, 1972Passengers202010 (daily average)

Location
Kuzuryūko Station Location within Japan

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.