Nishiyama-Kōen Station

Nishiyama-Kōen Station 西山公園駅
Nishiyama-Kōen Station
Location	1-8-5 Chōsenji-chō, Sabae, Fukui （福井県鯖江市長泉寺町1丁目8-5） Japan
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	Fukubu Line
Connections
History
Opened	1929
Previous names	Shimo-Sabae (until 1987)
Traffic

Passengers ( (2007 MLITT data)	16,073

Nishiyama-Kōen Station (西山公園駅, Nishiyama-kōen-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Services

Only local trains serve Nishiyama-Kōen Station, and it is unstaffed. However, during special events (such as Suribachiyaito and the Azalea Festival during Golden Week) the station is staffed during midday, and some express trains bound for Fukui-Ekimae make stops.

Surrounding area

Nishiyama Park and the Sabae Municipal Nishiyama Zoo are a short walk west from the station.
Sabae City Hall and the Citizens' Center are also nearby.

History

August 13, 1929: Shimo-Sabae Station (下鯖江駅) opens
1987: Station renamed to Nishiyama-Kōen Station

Stations of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line

Echizen-Takefu Kitago Sports Kōen Iehisa Sundome Nishi Nishi-Sabae Nishiyama-Kōen Mizuochi Shinmei Tobanaka Sanjūhassha Taichō no Sato Asōzu Harmony Hall Seimei Ebata Bell-mae Hanandō Sekijūjimae Kidayotsutsuji Kōenguchi Shiyakushomae Jin'ai Joshikōkō Tawaramachi Branch: Shiyakushomae Fukui-Ekimae

Coordinates: 35°57′07″N 136°11′08″E / 35.951932°N 136.185649°E / 35.951932; 136.185649

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