Sekijūjimae Station

Sekijūjimae Station (赤十字前駅, Sekijūjimae-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Sekijūjimae Station 赤十字前駅
Sekijūjimae Station platforms, 2013
General information
Location	1-14-21 Minori, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 918-8005 Japan
Coordinates	36°02′55″N 136°13′00″E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	17.8 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	F18
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 26, 1925
Previous names	Fukui-Shi (to 1933), Fukui-Shin (until 2010)
Location Sekijūjimae Station Location within Japan

Lines

Sekijūjimae Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line and is located 17.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the two-story station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed between 7:10 and 19:30.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Bell-mae		Express		Shokokaigisho-mae
Hanando		Local		Shokokaigisho-mae

History

The station opened on July 26, 1925 as Fukui-Shi Station (福井市駅, Fukui-Shi-eki). It was relocated 400 meters to the south and renamed Fukui-Shin Station (福井新 on March 20, 1933, 駅, Fukui-Shin-eki). and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Long a suburb of Fukui, the area is mostly residential.
• To the east lies Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal on the Hokuriku Main Line, which is connected to Sekijūjimae Station by a tunnel.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Fukui Minori Post Office
  • Fukui Red Cross Hospital
  • Fukui Higashi School for the Disabled, Tsukimi Campus
  • Fukui Red Cross Blood Center
  • Fukui Municipal Minori Elementary School
  • Fukui Municipal Kida Elementary School
  • Fukui Municipal Meirin Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Sekijūjimae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)