Fukuiguchi Station

Fukuiguchi Station (福井口駅, Fukuiguchi-eki) is an Echizen Railway railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It serves both the Katsuyama Eiheiji and Mikuni Awara lines.

Fukuiguchi Station 福井口駅
Fukuiguchi Station entrance, November 2016
General information
Location	1 Matsumoto, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0004 Japan
Coordinates	36°04′17″N 136°13′59″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line ■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	4.9 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	E3
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 11, 1914
Location Fukuiguchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Fukuiguchi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 1.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui. It is also the terminal station of the Mikuni Awara Line, although most trains continue on to Fukui Station using the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line tracks.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Shin-Fukui		Local		Echizen-Kaihotsu
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Shin-Fukui		Local		Matsumoto Machiya

History

Fukuiguchi Station was opened on February 11, 1914. The line was extended between Fukuiguchi — Awara (now Awara-Yunomachi) on December 30, 1928. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. There were two island platforms and one other platform with a total of five tracks. On September 27, 2015 the station moved to temporary facilities^[1] , and reopened as an elevated station on June 24, 2018.

Surrounding area

• Echizen Railway company headquarters
• Keifuku Bus Reservation Center
• Fukui Prefectural Hospital
• Fukui Prefecture Fukui East School for the Disabled
• Fukui Shiiguchi Post Office
• Fukui City Shinmei Junior High Schoolt

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Echizen Railway (August 25, 2015). 駅移転および新駅設置に伴うダイヤ改正について [Timetable revision due to relocation of stations and opening of new station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

External links

Media related to Fukui-guchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)