Mikuni-Minato Station
Mikuni-Minato Station 三国港駅 | |
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| Mikuni-Minato Station entrance | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukui (See other stations in Fukui) |
| City | Sakai |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-16-1 Shuku, Mikuni-chō |
| Postal code | 913-0056 |
| (in Japanese) | 福井県坂井市三国町宿1-16-1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1914 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Echizen Railway |
| Line(s) | Mikuni Awara Line |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Mikuni-Minato Station (三国港駅 Mikuni-minato-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Station
All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Mikuni-Minato Station. The station is unstaffed, but there is a waiting area inside the wooden station building.
Surrounding area
- To the south lies the mouth of the Kuzuryū River, which empties into the Sea of Japan. The port of Mikuni and some beaches are also nearby.
- Prefectural Route 7 runs in front of the station. National Route 305 lies across the river.
- Other points of interest include:
- Mikuni Sunset Beach
- Mikuni Hot Spring Yuaport
- Mikuni Morning Market
- Mikuni Yacht Harbor
- Mikuni Sports Park
- Takidanji Temple
History
- July 1, 1914: Station opens as a JGR (later JNR) freight terminal.
- December 15, 1927: Regular passenger operations begin.
- October 11, 1944: JGR operations cease; Keifuku Electric Railway reopens the station as the terminus of the Mikuni Awara Line. Station continues as a JGR freight terminal.
- March 1, 1972: JNR station closed.
- 1981: Station becomes unstaffed.
- June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
- August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.
Adjacent stations
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Coordinates: 36°13′13″N 136°08′24″E / 36.220285°N 136.140072°E