Fukui Station (Fukui)
Fukui Station 福井駅 | |
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|---|---|
| JR Fukui Station building | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukui (See other stations in Fukui) |
| City | Fukui |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-1-1 Chūō |
| Postal code | 910-0006 |
| (in Japanese) | 福井県福井市中央1丁目1-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1896 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR West Echizen Railway |
| Line(s) | Hokuriku Main Line, Etsumi-Hoku Line Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, Mikuni Awara Line |
 Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station | |
Fukui Station (福井駅 Fukui-eki) is a railway station in Fukui, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Echizen Railway. Fukui-Ekimae Station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line is located approximately 150 meters to the west.
Lines
Fukui Station is served by the following railway companies and lines:
- JR West
- Hokuriku Main Line
- Etsumi-Hoku Line (This line starts from Echizen-Hanando Station formally, but all the trains run straight into this station）
- Echizen Railway
- Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
- Mikuni Awara Line (This line formally begins at Fukuiguchi Station, but trains run through into this station.)
It is also scheduled to become a station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line when the extension west of Kanazawa opens around 2025.[1]
Station layout
The JR West station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
JR West
The JR West station consists of two island platforms and five tracks located in the above-ground portion of Fukui Station.
| 1 | ■Hokuriku Main Line | Limited Express Raichō, Thunderbird for Kanazawa, Toyama, and Wakuraonsen |
| ■Hokuriku Main Line | Limited Express Shirasagi for Awaraonsen, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Wakuraonsen | |
| ■Hokuriku Main Line | Sleeper Limited Express Nihonkai | |
| ■Hokuriku Main Line | Local trains for Awaraonsen, Kanazawa, and Toyama | |
| 2 | ■Etsumi-Hoku Line | for Echizen-Ōno and Kuzuryūko |
| 3 | ■Hokuriku Main Line | for Awaraonsen, Kanazawa, and Toyama (Local services) |
| 4 | ■Hokuriku Main Line | for Takefu and Tsuruga (Special Rapid services) |
| 5 | ■Hokuriku Main Line | Limited Express Raichō, Thunderbird for Osaka |
| ■Hokuriku Main Line | Limited Express Shirasagi for Maibara and Nagoya | |
| ■Hokuriku Main Line | Sleeper Limited Express Nihonkai for Osaka |
Echizen Railway
The Echizen Railway has two tracks serving one island platform located in a separate building east of JR Fukui Station.
| 1 | ■Mikuni Awara Line | for Nishi-Nagata and Mikuni-Minato |
| 2 | ■Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | for Eiheijiguchi and Katsuyama |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Main Line | ||||
| Echizen-Hanando | Local | Morita | ||
| Echizen Railway Mikuni-Awara Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Shin-Fukui | ||
| Echizen Railway Katsuyama-Eiheiji Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Shin-Fukui | ||
History
JR Fukui Station
What is now the JR West station opened on 15 July 1896.[2]
In January 1952, JNR opened a new station building with financial support from the local government.
With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]
On 18 April 2005 a new station building and "Prism Fukui" shopping mall opened.
Echizen Railway Fukui Station
- 21 September 1929: Kyoto Dentō Echizen Electric Railway Line Fukui Station opens.
- 2 March 1942: Station becomes part of the Keifuku Electric Railroad Company; line renamed Echizen Main Line.
- 2 February 2003: Station becomes part of the Echizen Railway Company.
- 20 July 2003: Train service restored.
Surrounding area
West Exit
- Fukui-Ekimae Station (Fukui Railway)
- Former site of Fukui Castle, now home to the Fukui Prefectural Government Building and Fukui Prefectural Police Department Headquarters
- Fukui City Hall
- NHK Fukui Broadcasting Station
- Fukui Broadcasting Hall
- Fukui International Activities Plaza
- Fukui District Court
- Fukui District Prosecutor's Office
- Fukui Tax Office
- Fukui Chamber of Commerce
- Asuwayama Park
East Exit
- Echizen Railway Fukui Station
- AOSSA building, home to the Fukui Prefectural Civic Hall and Fukui Municipal Sakuragi Library
- Wel City Fukui (Fukui Employee's Pension Hall)
- Fukui Prefectural Koshi High School
- Fukui Municipal Baseball Stadium
- Fukui Local Meteorological Observatory
See also
References
- ↑ "Hokuriku Shinkansen route" (in Japanese). Fukui Prefecture. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 134. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fukui Station (Fukui). |
- Fukui Station (JR West official page) (Japanese)
- Echizen Railway Official Website (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 36°03′44″N 136°13′24″E / 36.0621268°N 136.2233233°E