Tsuruga Station

Location
	Tsuruga Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Tsuruga Station Tsuruga Station (Kansai region) Tsuruga Station Tsuruga Station (Japan)

A 01 B 08
Tsuruga Station

敦賀駅
A 01 B 08 ; Tsuruga Station; 敦賀駅
	Tsuruga Station in September 2018
General information
Location	1-1-24 Kanawa-cho, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture 914-0026; Japan
Coordinates	35°38′41″N 136°4′36″E / 35.64472°N 136.07667°E
Operated by	JR West; JR Freight; Hapi-Line Fukui;
Line(s)	A B Hokuriku Main Line; Hokuriku Shinkansen; Obama Line; Hapi-Line Fukui Line;
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Station code	JR-A01 (Hokuriku Main Line); JR-B08 (Kosei Line);
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 March 1882; 142 years ago
Passengers
FY2016	3,610 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Tsuruga Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Tsuruga Station Tsuruga Station (Kansai region) Tsuruga Station Tsuruga Station (Japan)

Tsuruga Station (敦賀駅, Tsuruga-eki) is a joint-use railway station in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan, jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Hapi-Line Fukui. The station premises are managed by JR West. It is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen, the Hokuriku Main Line, the Obama Line and the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, all of which terminate at Tsuruga. A freight-only branch Line known as the Tsuruga Port Line operated by JR Freight formerly ran from this station.

Lines

Tsuruga Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and is located 45.9 kilometres (28.5 miles) from the other terminus of the line at Maibara. Trains of the Kosei Line also continue past their nominal terminus at Ōmi-Shiotsu to terminate at this station. As of March 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen now serves Tsuruga and is located 574.7 kilometres (357.1 miles) from the terminus at Tōkyō. The station is also a terminus of the 84.3-kilometre (52.4-mile) Obama Line to Higashi-Maizuru.

Station layout

The station has three island platforms serving seven tracks. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The station platforms were rebuilt in December 2012, while a new station building was completed at the end of 2013. The overhead line power supply changes between 1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC (60 Hz) at this station (Hokuriku Main Line only).

Platforms

1-2	■ Obama Line	for Obama and Higashi-Maizuru
3	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Fukui, Kanazawa
4	■ Hokuriku Main Line	Kosei Line Special Rapid / Local services for Maibara and Osaka
5	■ Hokuriku Main Line	Kosei Line Special Rapid / Local services for Maibara and Osaka
6	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Maibara, Osaka
7	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Fukui, Kanazawa
7	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Maibara, Osaka
31-32	■ Arrival Only	-
33-34	■ Hokuriku Main Line	Limited Express Thunderbird for Osaka and Shirasagi for Nagoya
11-14	■ Hokuriku Shinkansen	for Kanazawa and Tokyo

Tsuruga Station in September 2012
New station building in August 2014
Midori no Madoguchi ticket office in September 2018
Driving wheel monument in August 2006

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hapi-Line Fukui Line (Tsuruga - Daishoji)
Terminus	Rapid	Imajō or Nanjō
Terminus	Local	Minami-Imajō

History

Tsuruga Station opened on 10 March 1882.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tsuruga being assigned station number JR-A01 for the Hokuriku Main Line and JR-B08 for the Kosei Line (despite the latter formally terminating at Omi-Shiotsu).^[3]^[4]

The Hokuriku Shinkansen was extended to Tsuruga Station effective the timetable revision on 16 March 2024.^[5]^[6] As of the same date, the Hapi-line Fukui Line began operations on the section of the Hokuriku Main Line to Daishoji formerly owned by JR West.

Future plans

From October 2014, a gauge-changing test track was scheduled to be built next to the station on the site of the former motive power depot. The 180 m long test track will be used to test an experimental variable-gauge bogie, which can be changed from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and vice versa. The aim is to prove durability in cold and snowy conditions with a view to using the variable-gauge Gauge Change Train on through services between the standard-gauge Hokuriku Shinkansen and narrow-gauge Hokuriku Main Line in the future.^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,610 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[8]

Surrounding area

Tsuruga Public Library
Fukui University, Tsuruga campus

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 43. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 132. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Hokuriku Shinkansen's Kanazawa-Tsuruga extension set to open Saturday". The Japan Times. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
^ "並行在来線「ハピラインふくい」開業記念グッズに目輝かせるファンも" [Parallel conventional line "Hapi-Line Fukui" opens as commemorative goods go on sale]. Fukui Keizai Shimbun. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
^ "フリーゲージトレイン実験線を開設、JR西" [JR West to build a Gauge Change Train test track]. Tetsudo.com (in Japanese). Japan: Asahi Interactive Inc. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^ 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.