| Tawaramachi Station | |
| Native Name: | 田原町駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1-20-7 Tawara, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0018 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 36.0749°N 136.2174°W |
| Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks: | 3 |
| Distance: | 5.9 km from |
| Code: | E26/F24 |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Opened: | April 1, 1937 |
| Map Type: | Japan |
is a railway station, located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Two railway companies, Fukui Railway and Echizen Railway, have operated on the same line at the station since 2016.[1]
Tawaramachi Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 2.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also a terminal station of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line and is 20.9 kilometers from the opposing terminal at .
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Tawaramachi Station was opened on April 1, 1937 as a station on the Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from April 20, 1944. The station reopened on November 27, 1950, and operations were expanded when the station became a terminus of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line. On June 25, 2001 the Keifuku Electric Railroad portion of the station closed, and reopened again on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.
In 2022, Tawaramachi Station opened a mini-library in its multi-purpose waiting area while renovation took place at the city library nearby.[2]
Tawaramachi Station is just to the west of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30). Since the University of Fukui's Bunkyō Campus, Hokuriku High School, Fujishima High School and many other educational institutions are located in the vicinity, students are a common sight in mornings and evenings.
Other points of interest include: