Morita Station

{{short description|Railway station in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Morita Station

| native_name = 森田駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Morita Station 2014-08-14.JPG

|style=

| caption = Morita Station in August 2014

| other_name =

| address = 10-46, Sakae-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0151

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|36.1094|N|136.2226|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = Hapi-Line Fukui

| line = {{Colorbull|#ec1c9c}} Hapi-Line Fukui Line

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| distance = 59.9 km from {{STN|Tsuruga|x}}

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| code =

| status = Staffed

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0541431}}

| opened = 20 September 1897

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 840 daily

| pass_year = FY2016

| map_type = Japan

}}

{{nihongo|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 {{STN|Tsuruga|x}}.

Station layout

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

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=station side|first=2|name= Hapi-Line Fukui Line|linecol=#ec1c9c|pwidth=100|dir= for {{STN|Fukui|x|Fukui}} and {{STN|Tsuruga|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=opposite side|first=3|nidx= Hapi-Line Fukui Line|linecol=#ec1c9c|dir= for {{STN|Kanazawa|x}}}}

Adjacent stations

{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=grey|previous={{STN|Fukui|x|Fukui}}|next={{STN|Harue|x}}}}

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.{{Cite web |title=福井県並行在来線経営計画 |trans-title=Fukui Prefecture Parallel Conventional Line Management Plan |url=https://www.hapi-line.co.jp/files/uploads/management_plan_202111.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216150530/https://www.hapi-line.co.jp/files/uploads/management_plan_202111.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=hapi-line.co.jp |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 840 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.pref.fukui.jp/doc/toukei-jouhou/nenkan_d/fil/12pdf.pdf|script-title=ja: 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)|year= 2017|publisher= Fukui Prefectural Government|location= Japan|language= Japanese|access-date= 2 May 2018}}