Kitago Station Explained

Kitago Station
Native Name:北府駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-3-20 Kitago, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0802
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.9101°N 136.1666°W
Operator:Fukui Railway
Line: Fukubu Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:0.6 km from
Code:F1
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:February 23, 1924
Former:Nishi-Takefu (to 2010)
Map Type:Japan

is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kitago Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 0.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected to the wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended, but there is a public telephone and vending machine available.

History

The station opened on February 23, 1924, as and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/feature/railway/list/201002/CK2010022002100006.html . ja: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 . 川本光憲 . Japanese . Chunichi Web . February 20, 2010 . June 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614135413/http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/feature/railway/list/201002/CK2010022002100006.html . June 14, 2011 .