Hapi-Line Fukui (株式会社ハピラインふくい, Kabushikigaisha Hapirain Fukui) is a Japanese third-sector railway company established in 2019 that operates passenger railway services on the section of the former JR West Hokuriku Main Line that lay within Fukui Prefecture. This section of the Hokuriku Main Line was separated from the JR West network on 16 March 2024, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Kanazawa to Tsuruga, and Hapi-Line Fukui trains began operation on that day.^[1][2]

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Hapi-Line Fukui

Native name	ハピライン福井
Company type	Third sector
Genre	Rail transport
Founded	13 August 2019
Headquarters	Fukui, Fukui , Japan
Area served	Fukui Prefecture
Services	Passenger railway
Website	Official website

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In preparation for the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension between Kanazawa and Tsuruga stations,^[3] the company was founded on 13 August 2019 to inherit the parallel section between Tsuruga and Daishōji stations on the Hokuriku Main Line. Its headquarters are located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture.^[4][5]

Shares in the company are owned by Fukui Prefecture, the cities of Fukui and Tsuruga, the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, and private-sector businesses.^[6]

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On 16 March 2024, Hapi-Line Fukui took over control of local passenger operations on the 84.3 km (52.4 mi) section JR West Hokuriku Main Line between Daishoji and Tsuruga, with 20 stations (although Tsuruga Station remains under the control of JR West, Daishoji was transferred to IR Ishikawa Railway).^[6] In addition, a new service type called "Rapid" was introduced on that same day, which operates during peak hours between Tsuruga and Fukui and stops at major stations along the route.^[7][8] From the time of takeover on 16 March 2024, 5 northbound trips and 4 southbound trips of Rapid Service are operated daily.^[9][10]

Some Hapi-Line Fukui trains provide through-service to the IR Ishikawa Railway Line, which continue on to Kanazawa Station.^[11]

Stations

Aside from the northern terminus, all stations are located in Fukui Prefecture.^[6]

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●	All Rapid trains stop
▲	Some Rapid trains stop
｜	All Rapid trains pass

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Station	Japanese name	Rapid[9][10]	Transfers	Location
Tsuruga	敦賀	●	Obama Line Hokuriku & Kosei Lines (for Omi-Shiotsu) Hokuriku Shinkansen	Tsuruga	Fukui
Minami-Imajō	南今庄	｜		Minamiechizen, Nanjō
Imajō	今庄	▲
Yunoo	湯尾	｜
Nanjō	南条	▲
Ōshio	王子保	｜		Echizen
Takefu	武生	●	Fukui Railway Fukubu Line (Takefu-shin)
Sabae	鯖江	●		Sabae
Kita-Sabae	北鯖江	｜
Ōdoro	大土呂	｜		Fukui
Echizen-Hanandō	越前花堂	｜	Etsumi-Hoku (Kuzuryū) Line
Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal	南福井	｜
Fukui	福井	●	Hokuriku Shinkansen Katsuyama Eiheiji Line & Mikuni Awara Line Etsumi-Hoku (Kuzuryū) Line Fukui Railway Fukubu Line (Fukui-eki)
Morita	森田
Harue	春江			Sakai
Maruoka	丸岡
Awaraonsen	芦原温泉		Hokuriku Shinkansen	Awara
Hosorogi	細呂木
Ushinoya	牛ノ谷
Daishōji	大聖寺		IR Ishikawa Railway Line	Kaga	Ishikawa
↓Through service to/from Kanazawa on the IR Ishikawa Railway Line↓

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The company inherited 15 521 series EMU trainsets.^[6]

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