Mikuni-Jinja Station

Mikuni-Jinja Station 三国神社駅
Mikuni-Jinja Station
Location	7-2-3 Mikuni-Higashi, Mikuni-chō, Sakai, Fukui （福井県坂井市三国町三国東7-2-3） Japan
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Mikuni Awara Line
Connections
History
Opened	1930

Mikuni-Jinja Station (三国神社駅, Mikuni-Jinja-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

Only local trains serve Mikuni-Jinja Station. There is one track serving a single platform, and the station is unstaffed.

Surrounding area

• Central Mikuni stretches from this station to Mikuni-Minato Station. However, most government facilities are clustered around this station. These include:
  • Kanazawa Regional Taxation Bureau, Mikuni Tax Office
  • Sakai City Hall, Mikuni Branch Office
  • Reihoku Fire Department, Reihoku Mikuni Fire Station
  • Fukui Prefectural Police, Sakai West Police Station
• Other points of interest include:
  • Sakai Municipal Mikuni Hospital
  • Sakai City Mikuni Junior High School
  • Sakai City Mikuni South Elementary School
  • Mikuni Gymnasium

History

• July 1, 1930: 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.
• August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°12′53″N 136°09′29″E / 36.214781°N 136.158112°E / 36.214781; 136.158112