Kitago Station

Kitago Station
北府駅

Station entrance
Location 2-3-20 Kitago, Echizen, Fukui
(福井県越前市北府2丁目3番地20号)
Japan
Operated by Fukui Railway
Line(s) Fukubu Line
Connections
History
Opened 1924
Previous names Nishi-Takefu (until 2010)
Traffic
Passengers (
(2007 MLITT data)
33,496

Kitago Station (北府駅, Kitago-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Services

Local trains serve Nishi-Takefu station. The station is not staffed, but there is a public telephone and vending machine available.

Surrounding area

History

The station opened on February 23, 1924 as Nishi-Takefu Station (西武生駅, Nishi-Takefu-eki) and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.[1]

References

  1. 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. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.

Coordinates: 35°54′36″N 136°10′00″E / 35.910122°N 136.166575°E / 35.910122; 136.166575

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