Sundome Nishi Station

Sundome Nishi Station (サンドーム西駅, Sandōmu-nishi-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Sundome Nishi Station サンドーム西駅
Station entrance
General information
Location	1-13 Kami-Sabae, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken 916-0054 Japan
Coordinates	35°56′11″N 136°10′50″E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	4.1 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	F4
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 23, 1924
Previous names	Kami-Sabae (to 2010)
Passengers
FY2015	90
Location Sundome Nishi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Sundome Nishi Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 4.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Iehisa		Local		Nishi-Sabae

History

The station opened on August 13, 1929 as Kami-Sabae Station (上鯖江駅, Kami-sabae-eki) and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 90 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

The station serves a predominantly residential area of Sabae. Sabae High School and the Sundome Fukui event hall are also nearby.

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.
2. 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 Sundome-Nishi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)