Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station explained

Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station
Native Name:福井城址大名町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3 Ōte, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0005
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.0633°N 136.2176°W
Operator:Fukui Railway
Line: Fukubu Line
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Distance:19.3 km from
Code:F22
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:October 15, 1933
Map Type:Japan

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

Lines

Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also the terminus of a branch line to Fukui Station. Trains heading from Echizen-Takefu Station to Fukui Station switch directions at this station as if at a switchback; other trains terminate at .

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but rather two raised platforms in the median of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30) from which customers board and disembark. During peak periods a conductor is stationed on the platform to collect fares, but at other times the station is unstaffed.

History

The station was opened on October 15, 1933 as . On November 27, 1950 Daimyōchō Station was renamed and Shiyakushomae Station was opened. Honmachi-dōri Station abolished on July 15, 2002[1] and Shiyakushomae Station renamed Fukui Castles Ruins-daimyomachi Station on March 24, 2018.

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 今尾恵介監修『日本鉄道旅行地図 6号 北信越』新潮社、2008年、p.25