Echizen-Takefu Station

Echizen-Takefu Station (越前武生駅, Echizen-Takefu-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Echizen-Takefu Station

越前武生駅
Echizen-Takefu Station building
Location3 Fuchū, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0071
Japan
Coordinates35°54′22″N 136°10′13″E
Operated byFukui Railway
Line(s)■ Fukubu Line
Distance20.9 km from Tawaramachi
Platforms2 bay platforms
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeF0
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 2, 1924
Previous namesTakefu-Shin (to 2010)
Location
Echizen-Takefu Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Echizen-Takefu Station is the terminal station of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 20.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tawaramachi. There are several bus lines operating from a rotary near the south exit and stops by the west exit.

Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms serving three tracks, with a three-story station building. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Terminus   Express   Kitago
Terminus   Local   Kitago

History

The station opened on February 2, 1924 as Takefu-Shin Station (武生新駅, Takefu-Shin-eki). A new station building was completed in 1983. The station was renamed to Echizen-Takefu Station on March 25, 2010[1]

Surrounding area
  • Various government facilities including Echizen City Hall and municipal library are nearby.
  • The AL.PLAZA supermarket is just outside the station's front entrance.
  • Takefu Station on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line is located 250 meters to the south.

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.

See also

Media related to Echizen-Takefu Station at Wikimedia Commons

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