Fukui Station (福井駅, Fukui-eki?) is a JR West and Echizen Railway train station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Fukui-Ekimae Station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line is located approximately 150 meters to the west.
[edit] History
[edit] JR Fukui Station
- 15 July 1896: Japanese Government Railways (JGR, later JNR) Fukui Station opens. At the time, the station was the line's terminus.
- 12 October 1909: The line renamed Hokuriku Main Line.
- January 1952: JNR opens new station building with financial support from the local government.
- 1 April 1987: With the privatization of JNR, Fukui Station becomes part of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
- 18 July 2004: Because of heavy rain and flooding around Fukui Station, service on the Etsumi-Hoku Line temporarily stopped.
- 18 April 2005: The new station building and the PRISM FUKUI shopping mall open.
[edit] Echizen Railway Fukui Station
- 21 September 1929: Kyoto Dentō Echizen Electric Railway Line Fukui Station opens.
- 2 March 1942: Station becomes part of the Keifuku Electric Railroad Company; line renamed Echizen Main Line.
- 25 June 2001: Service halted due to a train collision on 24 June 2001.
- 2 February 2003: Station becomes part of the Echizen Railway Company.
- 20 July 2003: Train service restored.
Fukui Station is served by the following railway companies and lines:
[edit] Platform layout
[edit] JR West
The JR West platforms (two island platforms and five tracks) are located in the above-ground portion of Fukui Station.
| 1 |
■ Hokuriku Main Line Limited Express Raichō, Thunderbird |
for Kanazawa, Toyama, Wakuraonsen |
| ■ Hokuriku Main Line Limited Express Shirasagi |
for Awaraonsen, Kanazawa, Toyama, Wakuraonsen |
| ■ Hokuriku Main Line Sleeper Limited Express Nihonkai, Twilight Express |
for Aomori, Sapporo |
| ■ Hokuriku Main Line Local trains |
for Awaraonsen, Kanazawa, Toyama |
| 2 |
■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line) |
for Echizen-Ōno, Kuzuryūko |
| 3 |
■ Hokuriku Main Line Local trains |
for Awaraonsen, Kanazawa, Toyama |
| 4 |
■ Hokuriku Main Line Special Rapid Service / Local trains |
for Takefu, Tsuruga |
| 5 |
■ Hokuriku Main Line Limited Express Raichō, Thunderbird |
for Osaka |
| ■ Hokuriku Main Line Limited Express Shirasagi |
for Maibara, Nagoya |
| ■ Hokuriku Main Line Sleeper Limited Express Nihonkai, Twilight Express |
for Osaka |
[edit] Echizen Railway
The Echizen Railway has two tracks serving one island platform located in a separate building east of JR Fukui Station.
[edit] Surrounding area
[edit] West Exit
- Fukui Railway Fukui-Ekimae station
- Former site of Fukui Castle, now home to the Fukui Prefectural Government Building and Fukui Prefectural Police Department Headquarters
- Fukui City Hall
- NHK Fukui Broadcasting Station
- Fukui Broadcasting Hall
- Fukui International Activities Plaza
- Fukui District Court
- Fukui District Prosecutor's Office
- Fukui Tax Office
- Fukui Chamber of Commerce
- Asuwayama Park
[edit] East Exit
- Echizen Railway Fukui Station
- AOSSA building, home to the Fukui Prefectural Civic Hall and Fukui Municipal Sakuragi Library
- Wel City Fukui (Fukui Employee's Pension Hall)
- Fukui Prefectural Koshi High School
- Fukui Municipal Baseball Stadium
- Fukui Local Meteorological Observatory
[edit] Adjacent stations
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 36°03′44″N 136°13′24″E / 36.0621268°N 136.2233233°E / 36.0621268; 136.2233233
Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station
