Mizui Station

Mizui Station 水居駅
Mizui Station
General information
Location	23 Mizui, Mikuni-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 913-0011 Japan
Coordinates	36°13′09″N 136°10′19″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	22.0 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E41
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 30, 1929
Passengers
FY2015	32 (daily)
Location Mizui Station Location within Japan

Mizui Station (水居駅, Mizui-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Mizui Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 22.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Awara-Yunomachi		Local		Mikuni-Jinja

History

Mizui Station was opened on January 30, 1929. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• The station's south side is mostly residential, while the north side is composed mainly of fields.
• Fukui Prefecture Sakai Government Building is just to the north of the station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Mizui Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)