Nishi-Betsuin Station

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Nishi-Betsuin Station
西別院駅
Nishi-Betsuin Station entrance
Location
Prefecture Fukui
(See other stations in Fukui)
City Fukui
Neighborhood etc. 3 Matsumoto
Postal code910-0003
(in Japanese)福井県福井市松本3丁目
History
Year opened 1929
Rail services
Operator(s) Echizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
There is a bus stop near this station

Nishi-Betsuin Station (西別院駅 Nishi-betsuin-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Nishi-Betsuin Station. The station is staffed during morning and evening hours only.

Surrounding area

  • The area is primarily residential, with high-rise apartment buildings and homes lining the streets.
  • The name of the station refers to the nearby Nishi-Honganji Temple, Fukui Branch ("betsuin").
  • Other points of interest include:
    • Japan Self-Defense Force Fukui Provincial Cooperation Office
    • Fukui Prefecture governmental building (agricultural and tax offices)
    • Fukuiken Shokuinkaikan
    • Fukui City Fire Department Naka Fire Station

History

  • April 1, 1929: 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.
  • July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°04′31″N 136°13′22″E / 36.075142°N 136.222711°E / 36.075142; 136.222711

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