Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station

Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station

仁愛女子高校駅
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station in March 2014
General information
LocationHaruyama, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0004
Japan
Coordinates36°04′08″N 136°13′05″E / 36.069013°N 136.217964°E / 36.069013; 136.217964
Operated byFukui Railway
Line(s)■ Fukubu Line
Distance20.2 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeF23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 27, 1950
Previous namesSaibanshomae (to 2010)
Location
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station is located in Japan
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station
Location within Japan

Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station (仁愛女子高校駅, Jin'ai Joshikōkō eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin.

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi   Local   Tawaramachi

History

The station was opened on November 27, 1950 as Saibanshomae Station (裁判所前駅, Saibanshomae-eki). On December 11, 1964 Matsumoto-dōri Station abolished and Saibanshomae Station moved 200 meters towards Tawaramachi Station[1] The station was renamed as Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station on March 25, 2010[2]

Surrounding area

  • Courts Building: Fukui District Court, Fukui Family Court, Fukui Summary Court
  • Fukui Haruyama Government Building
  • Fukui Notary Public Office
  • Fukui Nishikimachi Post Office
  • Fukui Haruyama Post Office
  • Fukui Hōei Post Office
  • Jin-ai Girls' High School
  • Shinmei Shrine
  • Fukui Fujita Art Museum
  • Fukui Shimbun Sakura-dōri Building
  • Fukui City History Museum
  • Fukui City Cultural Center
  • Fukui Citizens' Welfare Hall
  • Fukui Daibutsu
  • Jōdo Shinshū Ōtani Sect (Higashi-Honganji) Fukui Branch Temple

See also

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
  2. ^ 川本光憲 (February 20, 2010). 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] (in Japanese). Chunichi Web. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.

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