Echizen-Shinbo Station

Echizen-Shinbo Station (越前新保駅, Echizen-shinbo-eki^?) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Echizen-Shinbo Station. Two tracks serve a single island platform, and the station is staffed at all times. Trains pass one another at this station.

Surrounding area

• The station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.
• Other points of interest include:
  • National Route 8 - Fukui Bypass
  • National Route 416
  • Fukui Prefectural Fukui Nōrin Senior High School
  • Fukui Circulatory Hospital
  • Fukui Aiiku Hospital

History

• April 17, 1916: Echizen-Shinbo Station opens.
• June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
• July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations