Tarōmaru Station
Tarōmaru Station 太郎丸駅 | |
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| Tarōmaru Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukui (See other stations in Fukui) |
| City | Sakai |
| Neighborhood etc. | 4 Nishi-Tarōmaru, Harue-chō |
| Postal code | 919-0474 |
| (in Japanese) | 福井県坂井市春江町西太郎丸4 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1928 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Echizen Railway |
| Line(s) | Mikuni Awara Line |
| There are no bus services at this station | |
Tarōmaru Station (太郎丸駅 Tarōmaru-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Station
All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Tarōmaru Station. There is one track serving a single platform, and the station is unstaffed.
Surrounding area
- Newly built residences lie to the east of the station, while rice fields and a park-and-ride lot are to the west.
- JR West Harue Station is approximately two kilometers east of the station.
- Other points of interest include:
- Fukui Prefecture Drivers Education Center (Testing Center)
- Sakai City Bunka-no-Mori cultural facility
- Heartpia Harue (Sakai City Harue Library, meeting halls)
- Communication Park
- Fukui Prefecture Children's Science Museum (Engelland Fukui)
History
- December 30, 1928: Station opens.
- September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
- 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°07′53″N 136°12′21″E / 36.131309°N 136.205769°E