Mikuni Awara Line

The Mikuni Awara Line (三国芦原線, Mikuni-awara-sen) is a railway line operated by Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture.

"wake-up train") departing Mikuni-Minato at 5:16 am every Monday morning that connects with Osaka and Nagoya-bound JR West limited express trains departing from Fukui Station.

[1] All trains run under driver-only operation, but on-board female attendants sell and collect tickets, make station announcements, and assist passengers boarding and alighting.

A year later the line was extended to Mikunichō (now Mikuni), and through service began on the Kyōto Dentō Echizen Main Line to Fukui Station.

[2] The line became a part of Keifuku Electric Railway in 1942.