Sekijūjimae Station Explained

Sekijūjimae Station
Native Name:	赤十字前駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	1-14-21 Minori, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 918-8005
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	36.0485°N 136.2166°W
Operator:	Fukui Railway
Line:	Fukubu Line
Platforms:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Distance:	17.8 km from
Code:	F18
Status:	Staffed
Opened:	July 26, 1925
Former:	Fukui-Shi (to 1933), Fukui-Shin (until 2010)
Map Type:	Japan

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

Lines

Sekijūjimae Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line and is located 17.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the two-story station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed between 7:10 and 19:30.

History

The station opened on July 26, 1925 as . It was relocated 400 meters to the south and renamed . and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.^[1]

Surrounding area

Long a suburb of Fukui, the area is mostly residential.
To the east lies Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal on the Hokuriku Main Line, which is connected to Sekijūjimae Station by a tunnel.
Other points of interest include:
- Fukui Minori Post Office
- Fukui Red Cross Hospital
- Fukui Higashi School for the Disabled, Tsukimi Campus
- Fukui Red Cross Blood Center
- Fukui Municipal Minori Elementary School
- Fukui Municipal Kida Elementary School
- Fukui Municipal Meirin Junior High School

Notes and References

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.