Morita Station

36°06′34″N 136°13′21″E / 36.1094°N 136.2226°E / 36.1094; 136.2226Operated byHapi-Line FukuiLine(s)■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line Distance59.9 km from TsurugaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 September 1897PassengersFY2016840 daily

Location
Morita Station Location within Japan

Morita Station (森田駅, Morita-eki) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.

Lines

Morita Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 59.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is not staffed.

Platforms

station side	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Fukui and Tsuruga
opposite side	■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line	for Kanazawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hapi-Line Fukui Line
Fukui		Local		Harue

History

Morita Station opened on 20 September 1897. The station was destroyed by the 1948 Fukui earthquake, and was reopened the following year. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

On 16 March 2024, this station was transferred to the Hapi-Line Fukui Line due to the opening of the western extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 840 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• former Morita Town Hall
• Jin-ai Women's College

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Morita Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)