Nishi-Sabae Station

Location
	Nishi-Sabae Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Sabae Station

西鯖江駅
Nishi-Sabae Station; 西鯖江駅
	Nishi-Sabae Station entrance
General information
Location	2-4-14 Sakura-machi, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken 916-0027; Japan
Coordinates	35°56′47″N 136°10′54″E / 35.946402°N 136.181778°E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	5.3 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	F5
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 23, 1924
Passengers
FY2015	348
Location
Location
	Nishi-Sabae Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Sabae Station (西鯖江駅, Nishi-sabae-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nishi-Sabae Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 5.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin.

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

The station opened on February 23, 1924. The original wooden station building was replaced by concrete structure in September 1995.

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 348 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

There is a taxi stand and a Sabae Community Bus stop outside the station's north exit.
Directly across the street is the Sabae City Hotel.
To the north (uphill): Nishiyama Zoo and Nishiyama Park.
To the east: Sabae Chamber of Commerce and Industry (鯖江商工会館) and Jōshōji Temple [ja].
Sabae Station on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line is located approximately 800 meters to the east.

^ 071 福鉄電車福武線乗降客数 [Fukui Railway passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: Sabae City Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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