Echizen-Shinbo Station

Echizen-Shinbo Station 越前新保駅
Echizen-Shinbo Station in December 2006
General information
Location	Shinbo 2-chome, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0833 Japan
Coordinates	36°04′50″N 136°15′05″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	3.4 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	E5
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 17, 1916
Location Echizen-Shinbo Station Location within Japan

Echizen-Shinbo Station (越前新保駅, Echizen-shinbo-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Echizen-Shinbo Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Echizen-Kaihotsu		Local		Oiwakeguchi

History

The station was opened on April 17, 1916. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• The station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.
• Other points of interest include:
  • National Route 8 - Fukui Bypass
  • National Route 416
  • Fukui Prefectural Fukui Nōrin Senior High School
  • Fukui Circulatory Hospital
  • Fukui Aiiku Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Echizen-Shimbo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)