Sabae Station

Sabae Station

鯖江駅
Sabae Station; 鯖江駅
	Sabae Station in May 2010
Location	1-2 Hinodechō, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken, 916-0053; Japan
Coordinates	35°56′35″N 136°11′19″E / 35.943183°N 136.188712°ECoordinates: 35°56′35″N 136°11′19″E / 35.943183°N 136.188712°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	86.2 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1896
Passengers
FY2016	2263 daily
Location
	Sabae Station Location within Japan

Sabae Station (鯖江駅, Sabae-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the Hinodecho neighbourhood of the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines[]

Sabae Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 86.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout[]

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Fukui and Kanazawa
2, 3	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga and Maibara

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Hokuriku Main Line
Kita-Sabae	Local	Takefu
Fukui	Rapid	Kanazawa

History[]

Sabae Station opened on 15 July 1896. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area[]

Hirose Hospital
Site of Sabae Domain jin'ya

References[]

^ "駅情報(鯖江駅)" [Station information (Sabae Station)]. Japan West Railways. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links[]

Media related to Sabae Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "駅情報(鯖江駅)" [Station information (Sabae Station)]. Japan West Railways. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[fukui_stats-2] 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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