Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station (福井城址大名町駅, Fukuijōshi-daimyōmachi-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station 福井城址大名町駅 | |
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 Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station in May 2018 | |
| Location | 3 Ōte, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0005 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°03′48″N 136°13′03″E |
| Operated by |  |
| Line(s) | ■ Fukubu Line |
| Distance | 19.3 km from Echizen-Takefu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | F22 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | October 15, 1933 |
| Previous names |
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| Location | |
  Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Takefu. It is also the terminus of a branch line to Fukui Station. Trains heading from Echizen-Takefu Station to Fukui Station switch directions at this station as if at a switchback; other trains terminate at Tawaramachi.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but rather two raised platforms in the median of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30) from which customers board and disembark. During peak periods a conductor is stationed on the platform to collect fares, but at other times the station is unstaffed.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Fukui Railway Fukubu Line | ||||
| Asuwayama-Koenguchi | Express | Jin'ai Joshikōkō | ||
| Asuwayama-Koenguchi | Local | Jin'ai Joshikōkō | ||
| Fukui Railway Fukubu Line (spur) | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Fukui | ||
History
The station was opened on October 15, 1933 as Daimyōchō Station (大名町駅, Daimyōchō-eki). On November 27, 1950 Daimyōchō Station was renamed Honmachi-dōri Station (本町通り駅) and Shiyakushomae Station was opened. Honmachi-dōri Station abolished on July 15, 2002[1] and Shiyakushomae Station renamed Fukui Castles Ruins-daimyomachi Station on March 24, 2018.
Surrounding area
- Towards the west are the Fukui Prefectural Government buildings, Fukui City Hall, and the Fukui Central Post Office.
- The Fukui Textile Association building lies to the east; the Keifuku Bus Terminal is on the ground floor. Also to the east is the headquarters branch of Fukui Bank.
- Fukui Sakae Post Office is southeast of the station.
See also
References
- 今尾恵介監修『日本鉄道旅行地図 6号 北信越』新潮社、2008年、p.25
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)