Echizen-Shinbo Station

Echizen-Shinbo Station 越前新保駅
Echizen-Shinbo Station
Location
Prefecture	Fukui (See other stations in Fukui)
City	Fukui
District	Tr
Neighborhood etc.	2 Shinbo
Postal code	910-0833
(in Japanese)	福井県福井市新保2
History
Year opened	1916
Rail services
Operator(s)	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
There is a bus stop near this 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

Coordinates: 36°04′50″N 136°15′05″E / 36.080494°N 136.251293°E / 36.080494; 136.251293