Sekijūjimae Station
Sekijūjimae Station 赤十字前駅 | |
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| Station entrance | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukui (See other stations in Fukui) |
| City | Fukui |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-14-21 Minori |
| Postal code | 918-8005 |
| (in Japanese) | 福井県福井市みのり1丁目14-21 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1925 |
| Former name | Fukui-Shin Station |
| Present name since | 2010 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Fukui Railway |
| Line(s) | Fukubu Line |
| Statistics | 117,966 passengers/year (2007 MLITT data) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Sekijūjimae Station (赤十字前駅 Sekijūjimae-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Services
All Fukubu Line trains serve Sekijūjimae Station. The station is staffed between 7:10 and 19:30.
Surrounding area
- Long a suburb of Fukui, the area is mostly residential.
- To the east lies Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal on the Hokuriku Main Line, which is connected to Sekijūjimae Station by an underground tunnel.
- Other points of interest include:
- Fukui Minori Post Office
- Fukui Red Cross Hospital
- Fukui Higashi School for the Disabled, Tsukimi Campus
- Fukui Red Cross Blood Center
- Fukui Municipal Minori Elementary School
- Fukui Municipal Kida Elementary School
- Fukui Municipal Meirin Junior High School
History
The station opened on July 26, 1925 as Fukui-Shin Station (福井新駅 Fukui-Shin-eki) and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.[1]
References
- ↑ 川本光憲 (February 20, 2010). 新駅は「スポーツ公園駅」 福鉄福武線・武生新－西武生間 [New station named Sports Kōen Station, between Takefu-Shin and Nishi-Takefu, Fukutetsu Fukubu Line] (in Japanese). Chunichi Web. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
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Coordinates: 36°02′55″N 136°13′00″E / 36.048474°N 136.216629°E