Shinmei Station (Fukui)

Shinmei Station (神明駅, Shinmei-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Shinmei Station 神明駅
Shinmei Station
General information
Location	1-7-6 Shinmei-chō, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken 916-0017 Japan
Coordinates	35°58′22″N 136°10′54″E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	8.5 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	F8
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 23, 1924
Previous names	Heiei; Chūō (until 1946)
Passengers
FY2015	667
Location Shinmei Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shinmei Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 8.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Takefu-shin		Special Limited Express		Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi
Mizuochi		Limited Express		Asozu
Mizuochi		Local		Tobanaka

History

The station opened on February 23, 1924, as Heiei Station (兵営駅). It was renamed Chūō Station (中央駅) in April 1939. The station was renamed to its present name in June 1946.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 667 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Shinmei Shrine
• "Shinmei-En" hot spring hotel

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 071 福鉄電車福武線乗降客数 [Fukui Railway passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Sabae City Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

External links

Media related to Shinmei Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)