Takefu Station

Takefu Station
Takefu Station; 武生駅
	Takefu Station in July 2005
Location	1-1 Fuchu, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0071; Japan
Coordinates	35.903321°N 136.170816°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	81.0 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0541425
History
Opened	15 July 1896
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	2344 daily
Location
	Takefu Station Location within Japan

Takefu Station (武生駅, Takefu-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Takefu Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line,[2] and is located 81.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station building is located on the south side of the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2/3	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga, Osaka, and Maibara

The platforms in January 2013

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hokuriku Main Line
Sabae	Rapid	Nanjo
Sabae	Local	Ōshio

History

Takefu Station opened on 15 July 1896.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

Fukui Prefectural Takefu High School
Murasaki Shikibu park
Echizen Tamagawa Onsen

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References

"駅情報(武生駅)" [Station information (Takefu Station)]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
"時刻表" [Timetable]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 133. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

JR West station information (in Japanese)

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[jrwest-1] "駅情報(武生駅)" [Station information (Takefu Station)]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[2] "時刻表" [Timetable]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[teishajo1998-3] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 133. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[fukui_stats-4] 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.