Echizen-Takefu Station

Echizen-Takefu Station

越前武生駅
Echizen-Takefu Station; 越前武生駅
	Echizen-Takefu Station building
Location	3 Fuchū, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0071; Japan
Coordinates	35°54′22″N 136°10′13″E / 35.906150°N 136.170255°ECoordinates: 35°54′22″N 136°10′13″E / 35.906150°N 136.170255°E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	20.9 km from Tawaramachi
Platforms	2 bay platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	F0
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 2, 1924
Previous names	Takefu-Shin (to 2010)
Location
	Echizen-Takefu Station Location within Japan

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.

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.
Echizen-Takefu Station on the JR West Hokuriku Shinkansen which is going to open in 2024 is located 5 km to the east.

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. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.

External links[]

Media related to Echizen-Takefu Station (Fukui Railway) at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[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.

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