Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station

Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station 福井城址大名町駅
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station in May 2018
General information
Location	3 Ōte, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0005 Japan
Coordinates	36°03′48″N 136°13′03″E / 36.063341°N 136.2176°E / 36.063341; 136.2176
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	19.3 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	F22
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 15, 1933
Previous names	Daimyōchō (until 1950) Shiyakushomae (until 2018)
Location
Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station Location within Japan

Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station (福井城址大名町駅, Fukuijōshi-daimyōmachi-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines[edit]

Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin. It is also the terminus of a branch line to Fukui Station. Trains heading from Echizen-Takefu Station to Fukui Station switch directions at this station as if at a switchback; other trains terminate at Tawaramachi.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but rather two raised platforms in the median of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30) from which customers board and disembark. During peak periods a conductor is stationed on the platform to collect fares, but at other times the station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations[edit]

History[edit]

The station was opened on October 15, 1933 as Daimyōchō Station (大名町駅, Daimyōchō-eki). On November 27, 1950 Daimyōchō Station was renamed Honmachi-dōri Station (本町通り駅) and Shiyakushomae Station was opened. Honmachi-dōri Station abolished on July 15, 2002^[1] and Shiyakushomae Station renamed Fukui Castles Ruins-daimyomachi Station on March 24, 2018.

Surrounding area[edit]

• Towards the west are the Fukui Prefectural Government buildings, Fukui City Hall, and the Fukui Central Post Office.
• The Fukui Textile Association building lies to the east; the Keifuku Bus Terminal is on the ground floor. Also to the east is the headquarters branch of Fukui Bank.
• Fukui Sakae Post Office is southeast of the station.

See also[edit]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Fukui Castle Ruins-Daimyomachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)