Echizen-Takefu Station
Echizen-Takefu Station 越前武生駅 | |
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 Station building | |
| Location |
3 Fuchū, Echizen, Fukui （福井県越前市府中3丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | Fukui Railway |
| Line(s) | Fukubu Line |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1924 |
| Previous names | Takefu-Shin (until 2010) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers ( (2007 MLITT data) | 222,051 |
Echizen-Takefu Station (越前武生駅 Echizen-Takefu-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Services
All Fukubu Line trains serve Echizen-Takefu station. There are several bus lines operating from a rotary near the south exit and stops by the west exit.
Surrounding area
- Various government facilities including the 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.
History
- February 2, 1924: Station opens as Takefu-Shin Station (武生新駅 Takefu-Shin-eki)
- 1983: New station building built
- March 25, 2010: Renamed to Echizen-Takefu Station[1]
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
Coordinates: 35°54′22″N 136°10′13″E / 35.906150°N 136.170255°E
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