is a

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on the

Hapi-Line Fukui Line is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2019 that operates passenger railway services on the section of the former JR West Hokuriku Main Line that lay within Fukui Prefecture. This section of the Hokuriku Main Line was separ ...

in the city of Fukui,

Fukui Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ...

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, operated by the

Hapi-Line Fukui is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2019 that operates passenger railway services on the section of the former JR West Hokuriku Main Line that lay within Fukui Prefecture. This section of the Hokuriku Main Line was separ ...

Lines

Ōdoro Station is served by the

, and is located 48.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Ōdoro Station opened on July 15, 1896. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. On 16 March 2024, this station was transferred to the

due to the opening of the western extension of the

Hokuriku Shinkansen The Hokuriku Shinkansen () is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo with Tsuruga, Fukui, Tsuruga in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It is jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR ...

from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 315 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Fukui Minami Prefectural High School * Harmony Hall Fukui

References

External links

* {{Hapi-Line Fukui Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896 Hapi-Line Fukui Line Buildings and structures in Fukui (city)