Takefu Station

Takefu Station

武生駅
Takefu Station; 武生駅
	Takefu Station in July 2005
Location	1-1 Fuchu, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0071; Japan
Coordinates	35°54′12″N 136°10′15″E / 35.903321°N 136.170816°ECoordinates: 35°54′12″N 136°10′15″E / 35.903321°N 136.170816°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	81.0 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0541425
History
Opened	15 July 1896
Passengers
FY2016	2344 daily
Location
	Takefu Station Location within Japan

Takefu Station (武生駅, Takefu-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines[]

Takefu Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line,^[2] and is located 81.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout[]

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The station building is located on the south side of the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms[]

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

The platforms in January 2013

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Hokuriku Main Line
Sabae	Rapid	Nanjo
Sabae	Local	Ōshio

History[]

Takefu Station opened on 15 July 1896.^[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[3]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area[]

Fukui Prefectural Takefu High School
Murasaki Shikibu park
Echizen Tamagawa Onsen

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "駅情報(武生駅)" [Station information (Takefu Station)]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ "時刻表" [Timetable]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 133. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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[]

JR West station information (in Japanese)

[jrwest-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "駅情報(武生駅)" [Station information (Takefu Station)]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[2] "時刻表" [Timetable]. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[teishajo1998-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 133. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[fukui_stats-4] 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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