Shin-Fukui Station

Shin-Fukui Station 新福井駅
Shin-Fukui Station
Location
Prefecture	Fukui (See other stations in Fukui)
City	Fukui
Neighborhood etc.	1 Hinode
Postal code	910-0859
(in Japanese)	福井県福井市日之出１
History
Year opened	1914
Rail services
Operator(s)	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Katsuyama Eiheiji Line (Mikuni Awara Line)
There are no bus services at this station

Shin-Fukui Station (新福井駅, Shin-fukui-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line (also Mikuni Awara Line) railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line and Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Shin-Fukui Station. There are two tracks serving a single island platform. Trains bound for Fukui Station use platform 1, while trains bound for Eiheijiguchi, Katsuyama, and the Mikuni Awara Line use Platform 2. The station is unstaffed.

Surrounding area

• The station is in the middle of central Fukui on the east side of the JR Hokuriku Main Line tracks.
• The Fukui regional government office complex is nearby; it has offices for national government agencies, including the Statistics Bureau and the MAFF Fukui office.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Fukui Passport Office
  • Fukui Ōtemachi Post Office
  • Fukui City Hinode Elementary School
  • Yōkōkan Garden
  • Fukui City History Museum

History

• February 11, 1914: Station opens.
• September 21, 1929: Shin-Fukui — Fukui section opens.
• March 23, 1997: Station moved to present location due to JR Fukui Station grade separation project.
• 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°03′54″N 136°13′37″E / 36.064972°N 136.226823°E / 36.064972; 136.226823