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

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  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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