Shin-Fukui Station
Shin-Fukui Station 新福井駅 | |
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| 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
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Coordinates: 36°03′54″N 136°13′37″E / 36.064972°N 136.226823°E