Sekijūjimae Station

Sekijūjimae Station

赤十字前駅
Sekijūjimae Station platforms, 2013
General information
Location1-14-21 Minori, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 918-8005
Japan
Coordinates36°02′55″N 136°13′00″E / 36.048474°N 136.216629°E / 36.048474; 136.216629
Operated byFukui Railway
Line(s)■ Fukubu Line
Distance17.8 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeF18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1925
Previous namesFukui-Shi (to 1933), Fukui-Shin (until 2010)
Location
Sekijūjimae Station is located in Japan
Sekijūjimae Station
Sekijūjimae Station
Location within Japan

Sekijūjimae Station (赤十字前駅, Sekijūjimae-eki) 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 Takefu-shin.

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Bell-mae   Express   Shokokaigisho-mae
Hanando   Local   Shokokaigisho-mae

History

The station opened on July 26, 1925 as Fukui-Shi Station (福井市駅, Fukui-Shi-eki). It was relocated 400 meters to the south and renamed Fukui-Shin Station (福井新 on March 20, 1933, 駅, Fukui-Shin-eki). 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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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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