Mizui Station

Mizui Station

水居駅
Mizui Station
General information
Location23 Mizui, Mikuni-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 913-0011
Japan
Coordinates36°13′09″N 136°10′19″E / 36.219066°N 136.172059°E / 36.219066; 136.172059
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance22.0 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE41
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 30, 1929
Passengers
FY201532 (daily)
Location
Mizui Station is located in Japan
Mizui Station
Mizui Station
Location within Japan

Mizui Station (水居駅, Mizui-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Mizui Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 22.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Awara-Yunomachi   Local   Mikuni-Jinja

History

Mizui Station was opened on January 30, 1929. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • The station's south side is mostly residential, while the north side is composed mainly of fields.
  • Fukui Prefecture Sakai Government Building is just to the north of the station

See also

References

  1. ^ O-5.地方鉄道輸送状況(乗車1日平均) [Regional Railway Passenger Figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sakai City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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