Echizen-Shinbo Station (越前新保駅, Echizen-shinbo-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Echizen-Shinbo Station 越前新保駅 | |
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 Echizen-Shinbo Station in December 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shinbo 2-chome, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0833 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°04′50″N 136°15′05″E / 36.080494°N 136.251293°E |
| Operated by |  Echizen Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line |
| Distance | 3.4 km from Fukui |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | E5 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | April 17, 1916 |
| Location | |
  Echizen-Shinbo Station Location within Japan | |
Lines edit
Echizen-Shinbo Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Echizen-Kaihotsu | Local | Oiwakeguchi | ||
History edit
The station was opened on April 17, 1916. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.
Surrounding area edit
- The station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.
- Other points of interest include:
National Route 8 - Fukui Bypass
National Route 416- Fukui Prefectural Fukui Nōrin Senior High School
- Fukui Circulatory Hospital
- Fukui Aiiku Hospital
See also edit
External links edit
Media related to Echizen-Shimbo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)