is a railway station in the city of Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and the Obama Line. A freight-only branch Line known as the Tsuruga Port Line operated by JR Freight also runs from this station. Lines Tsuruga Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line and is located from the terminus of the line at . Trains of the Kosei Line also continue past their nominal terminus at to terminate at this station. The station is also a terminus of the Obama Line to . Tsuruga is scheduled to become a station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line when the extension west of opens around 2025. Station layout The station has three island platforms serving seven tracks. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The station platforms were rebuilt in December 2012, while a new station building was completed at the end of 2013. The overhead line power supply changes between 1,500 V DC and 20 kV AC (60 Hz) at this station (Hokuriku Main Line only). Platforms Adjacent stations History Tsuruga Station opened on 10 March 1882. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tsuruga being assigned station number JR-A01 for the Hokuriku Main Line and JR-B08 for the Kosei Line. Future plans From October 2014, a gauge-changing test track was scheduled to be built next to the station on the site of the former motive power depot. The 180 m long test track will be used to test an experimental variable-gauge bogie, which can be changed from to and vice versa. The aim is to prove durability in cold and snowy conditions with a view to using the variable-gauge Gauge Change Train on through services between the standard-gauge Hokuriku Shinkansen and narrow-gauge Hokuriku Main Line in the future. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,610 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area Tsuruga Public Library Fukui University, Tsuruga campus See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links JR West station information Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1882 Hokuriku Main Line Obama Line Stations of Japan Freight Railway Company Tsuruga, Fukui