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Nishi-Tsuruga Station 西敦賀駅
Nishi-Tsuruga Station
General information
Location	Yamashimizu, Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture 914-0035 Japan
Coordinates	35°37′05″N 136°04′04″E / 35.6181°N 136.0679°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Obama Line
Distance	3.3 km (2.1 mi) from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1962; 62 years ago
Passengers
FY 2023	224 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Awano towards Higashi-Maizuru Obama Line Local Tsuruga Terminus
Location Nishi-Tsuruga Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Nishi-Tsuruga Station Nishi-Tsuruga Station (Kansai region) Nishi-Tsuruga Station Nishi-Tsuruga Station (Japan)

Nishi-Tsuruga Station (西敦賀駅, Nishi-Tsuruga-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Nishi-Tsuruga Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is unattended.

Nishi-Tsuruga Station opened on 1 September 1962. 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 140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

The station is located at the edge of a residential area

• Fukui Prefecture Tsuruga Industrial High School

• List of railway stations in Japan

• Official website (in Japanese)