Banden Station

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Banden Station
番田駅
Banden Station
Location
Prefecture Fukui
(See other stations in Fukui)
City Awara
Neighborhood etc. 34 Banden
Postal code910-4123
(in Japanese)福井県あわら市番田34
History
Year opened 1928
Rail services
Operator(s) Echizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
There are no bus services at this station

Banden Station (番田駅 Banden-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Awara, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

Only local trains serve Banden Station. There is one track serving a single platform, and the station is unstaffed.

Surrounding area

  • Except for one or two homes, the station is surrounded by fields. The center of Awara can be seen in the distance, but Awara-Yunomachi and Awaraonsen stations are closer.

History

  • December 30, 1928: Station opens.
  • September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
  • June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
  • August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°12′44″N 136°12′08″E / 36.212358°N 136.202325°E / 36.212358; 136.202325


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