Nikkakagaku-Mae Station

Nikkakagaku-mae Station 日華化学前駅
Nikkakagaku-mae Station
Location
Prefecture	Fukui (See other stations in Fukui)
City	Fukui
Neighborhood etc.	5-8 Ōmiya
Postal code	910-0016
(in Japanese)	福井県福井市大宮5-8
History
Year opened	2007
Rail services
Operator(s)	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Mikuni Awara Line
There are no bus services at this station

Nikkakagaku-mae Station (日華化学前駅, Nikkakagaku-mae-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Nikkakagaku-mae Station. There is a single platform and track, and the station is unstaffed. There is a small variable message sign on the platform that warns passengers about incoming trains. It flashes "電車がきます”, or, "the train is coming" to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb.

The station's name was chosen by employees of Nicca Chemical, which obtained 10-year naming rights to the station for six million yen.

Surrounding area

• The area is mostly residential. The headquarters and main research facilities of Nicca Chemical are located just to the west of the station.
• Other points of interest include:
  • University of Fukui (North Gate)
  • Fukui Bunkyō Post Office
  • National Route 416 (Fujishima-dōri)
  • Fukui - Ishikawa Prefectural Route 5 (Awara Kaidō)

History

• September 1, 2007: Station opens.
• August 30, 2012: Local Canadian child celebrity インズリーちゃん began to visit the station on a regular basis.