Shinmei Station (Fukui)

Shinmei Station

神明駅
Shinmei Station; 神明駅
	Shinmei Station
Location	1-7-6 Shinmei-chō, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken 916-0017; Japan
Coordinates	35°58′22″N 136°10′54″E / 35.972824°N 136.181727°ECoordinates: 35°58′22″N 136°10′54″E / 35.972824°N 136.181727°E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	8.5 km from Echizen-Takefu
Platforms	1 side +1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	F8
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 23, 1924
Previous names	Heiei; Chūō (until 1946)
Passengers
FY2015	667
Location
	Shinmei Station Location within Japan

Shinmei Station (神明駅, Shinmei-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines[]

Shinmei Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 8.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Takefu.

Station layout[]

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Mizuochi	Express	Asozu
Mizuochi	Local	Tobanaka

History[]

The station opened on February 23, 1924 as Heiei Station (兵営駅). It was renamed Chūō Station (中央駅) in April 1939. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1946.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 667 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

Shinmei Shrine
"Shinmei-En" hot spring hotel

References[]

^ 071 福鉄電車福武線乗降客数 [Fukui Railway passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Sabae City Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

External links[]

Media related to Shinmei Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[sabae_stats-1] 071 福鉄電車福武線乗降客数 [Fukui Railway passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Sabae City Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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