Mikuni-Minato Station

Mikuni-Minato Station 三国港駅
Mikuni-Minato Station entrance
Location	1-16-1 Shuku, Mikuni-chō, Sakai, Fukui （福井県坂井市三国町宿1-16-1） Japan
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Mikuni Awara Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1914

Mikuni-Minato Station (三国港駅, Mikuni-minato-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Mikuni-Minato Station. The station is unstaffed, but there is a waiting area inside the wooden station building.

Surrounding area

• To the south lies the mouth of the Kuzuryū River, which empties into the Sea of Japan. The port of Mikuni and some beaches are also nearby.
• Prefectural Route 7 runs in front of the station. National Route 305 lies across the river.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Mikuni Sunset Beach
  • Mikuni Hot Spring Yuaport
  • Mikuni Morning Market
  • Mikuni Yacht Harbor
  • Mikuni Sports Park
  • Takidanji Temple

History

• July 1, 1914: Station opens as a JGR (later JNR) freight terminal.
• December 15, 1927: Regular passenger operations begin.
• October 11, 1944: JGR operations cease; Keifuku Electric Railway reopens the station as the terminus of the Mikuni Awara Line. Station continues as a JGR freight terminal.
• March 1, 1972: JNR station closed.
• 1981: Station becomes unstaffed.
• 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°13′13″N 136°08′24″E / 36.220285°N 136.140072°E / 36.220285; 136.140072