Fukuiguchi Station
Fukuiguchi Station 福井口駅 | |
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| Fukuiguchi Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukui (See other stations in Fukui) |
| City | Fukui |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1 Matsumoto |
| Postal code | 910-0003 |
| (in Japanese) | 福井県福井市松本1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1914 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Echizen Railway |
| Line(s) | Katsuyama Eiheiji Line Mikuni Awara Line |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Fukuiguchi Station (福井口駅 Fukuiguchi-eki) is an Echizen Railway railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It serves the Katsuyama Eiheiji and Mikuni Awara lines.
Station
All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line and Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Fukuiguchi Station. There are two island platforms and one other platform with a total of five tracks.
| 1 | ■Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | Eiheijiguchi ・ Katsuyama |
| ■Mikuni Awara Line | Awara-Yunomachi ・ Mikuni-Minato | |
| 2 | ■Mikuni Awara Line | Fukui |
| 3 | ■Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | Fukui |
The station is staffed at all times. There is a railyard nearby, but the former owner Keifuku Electric Railway asked for it to be returned, so a new yard is being constructed in a space between the JR Hokuriku Main Line and the Mikuni Awara Line.
Surrounding area
- Echizen Railway company headquarters
- Keifuku Bus Reservation Center
- Fukui Prefectural Hospital
- Fukui Prefecture Fukui East School for the Disabled
- Fukui Shiiguchi Post Office
- Fukui City Shinmei Junior High School
History
- February 11, 1914: Station opens.
- December 30, 1928: Fukuiguchi — Awara (now Awara-Yunomachi) section 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
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Coordinates: 36°04′17″N 136°13′59″E / 36.071364°N 136.233182°E