Fukui Station (Fukui)
Railway station in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fukui Station (福井駅, Fukui-eki) is a railway station in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Echizen Railway.
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: The station is now part of the Hapi-Line Fukui. (March 2024) |
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Location | 1-1-1 Chūō, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.0621268°N 136.2233233°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Fukui Station is served by the following railway companies and lines:
A tram stop in front of the station, Fukui-eki Station (福井駅停留場, Fukui-eki teiryūjō), is served by:
The JR West station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
The JR West and Hapi-Line Fukui portion of the station consists of two island platforms and five tracks located in the above-ground portion of Fukui Station. The Shinkansen platform consists of a single island platform serving 2 tracks.
1・3 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Daishoji, Kanazawa |
2 | ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryu Line) | for Kuzuryūko |
4・5 | ■ Hapi-Line Fukui Line | for Takefu, Tsuruga |
11 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Kanazawa, Tokyo |
12 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Tsuruga |
On the east side of the station, Echizen Railway has two tracks serving one temporary island platform located atop the future Shinkansen viaduct until construction of its own permanent elevated station is completed.
1 | ■ Mikuni Awara Line | for Nishi-Nagata and Mikuni-Minato |
2 | ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | for Eiheijiguchi and Katsuyama |
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Etsumi Hoku Line | ||||
Terminus | Local | Echizen-Hanandō | ||
Hapi-Line Fukui Line | ||||
Sabae | Rapid | Terminus | ||
Echizen-Hanandō | Local | Morita | ||
Echizen Railway Mikuni-Awara Line | ||||
Terminus | Local | Shin-Fukui | ||
Echizen Railway Katsuyama-Eiheiji Line | ||||
Terminus | Local | Shin-Fukui | ||
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line (Fukui-eki Station) | ||||
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi | Special Limited Express | Terminus | ||
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi | Limited Express | Terminus | ||
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi | Local | Terminus |
What is now the JR West station opened on 15 July 1896.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1] On 18 April 2005 a new station building and "Prism Fukui" shopping mall opened.[2]
Construction of the platforms serving the Hokuriku Shinkansen was completed in August 2022.[3] The Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Tsuruga was opened on 16 March 2024.
Kyoto Dentō Echizen Electric Railway Line Fukui Station opened on 21 September 1929. The station became part of the Keifuku Electric Railroad on 2 March 1942, with the line being renamed Echizen Main Line. The station became part of the Echizen Railway on 2 February 2003. Train services were restored on 20 July 2003.
Fukui-Ekimae Station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line was originally located approximately 150 meters to the west of the JR station. On 27 March 2016, the station was relocated as Fukui-eki Station to the square in front of the west building of the JR station.[4]
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