Wakasa-Takahama Station

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Wakasa-Takahama Station 若狭高浜駅
Wakasa-Takahama Station in August 2009
General information
Location	77-2 Miyazaki, Takahama-cho, Ōi-gun, Fukui-ken 919-2225 Japan
Coordinates	35°29′10″N 135°32′51″E / 35.4862°N 135.5476°E / 35.4862; 135.5476
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	68.9 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 April 1921
Passengers
FY2016	325 daily
Location Wakasa-Takahama Station Location within Japan

Wakasa-Takahama Station (若狭高浜駅, Wakasa-Takahama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Wakasa-Takahama Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 68.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Wasasa-Takahama Station was opened on 3 April 1921. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 325 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• Takahama Town Hall

• List of railway stations in Japan

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• Official website (in Japanese)