Tawaramachi Station (Fukui)
Tawaramachi Station 田原町駅 | |
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| Tawaramachi Station Fukubu Line platform | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukui (See other stations in Fukui) |
| City | Fukui |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-20-7 Tawara |
| Postal code | 910-0018 |
| (in Japanese) | 福井県福井市田原1-20-7 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1937 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | Fukui Railway, Echizen Railway |
| Line(s) | Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line |
 Small bus terminal at this station | |
Tawaramachi Station (田原町駅 Tawaramachi-eki) is a railway station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu and Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara lines located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Services
Fukui Railway
All Fukubu Line trains serve Tawaramachi station. There is a single platform; all trains on the line terminate here. The station is unstaffed.
Echizen Railway
All Mikuni Awara Line trains stop at this staffed station. There is a single platform serving a single track. The station was renovated after the Keifuku Electric Railroad Company relinquished the station.
Surrounding area
Tawaramachi Station is just to the west of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30). Since the University of Fukui's Bunkyō Campus, Hokuriku High School, Fujishima High School and many other educational institutions are located in the vicinity, students are a common sight in mornings and evenings.
Other points of interest include:
- Fukui Tawaramachi Post Office
- Phoenix Plaza
- Fukui Municipal Gymnasium
- Fukui City Library
- Fukui Prefectural Art Museum
- Fukui Prefecture Gokoku Shrine
History
- April 1, 1937: Mikuni Awara Electric Railway station opens
- September 1, 1942: Mikuni Awara Electric Railway merges with Keifuku Electric Railroad Company
- April 20, 1944: Operations ceased, station closed
- November 27, 1950: Fukui Railway Fukubu Line station opens; Keifuku Electric Railroad station reopens
- June 25, 2001: Keifuku Electric Railroad station closed
- July 20, 2003: Mikuni Awara Line station reopens as a part of Echizen Railway
- March - April, 2006: Fukui Railway station platform height lowered
Adjacent stations
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Coordinates: 36°04′30″N 136°13′03″E / 36.074869°N 136.217389°E