is an Echizen Railway

Echizen Railway

is a railway company located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line between Fukui and Katsuyama and the Mikuni Awara Line between Fukui and Sakai.-History:...

 railway station

Train station

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 located in Fukui

Fukui, Fukui

is the capital of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The city is located in the north-central part of the prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.-Demographics:...

, Fukui Prefecture

Fukui Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...

, Japan

Japan

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. It serves the Katsuyama Eiheiji

Katsuyama Eiheiji Line

The is a railway line operated by Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line stretches 27.8 km from the city of Fukui to Katsuyama with a total of 23 stations. It was operated by Keifuku Electric Railway until 2001; Echizen Railway took over the line in 2003....

 and Mikuni Awara

Mikuni Awara Line

The is a railway line operated by Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line stretches 27.8 km from the city of Fukui to Sakai with a total of 22 stations. It was operated by Keifuku Electric Railway until 2001; Echizen Railway took over the line in 2003....

 lines.

Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line and Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Fukuiguchi Station. There are two island platforms and one other platform with a total of five tracks.
The station is staffed at all times. There is a railyard nearby, but the former owner Keifuku Electric Railway asked for it to be returned, so a new yard is being constructed in a space between the JR Hokuriku Main Line and the Mikuni Awara Line.

Surrounding area

• Echizen Railway
  Echizen Railway
  is a railway company located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line between Fukui and Katsuyama and the Mikuni Awara Line between Fukui and Sakai.-History:...
  
   company headquarters
• Keifuku Bus
  Keifuku Bus
  is a bus transportation company based in Fukui Prefecture, Japan in operation since June 1941. It is a sister company of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., Ltd., and a part of the Keifuku Group of companies. The company colours are burgundy and taupe.-External links:...
  
  Reservation Center
• Fukui Prefectural Hospital
• Fukui Prefecture Fukui East School for the Disabled
• Fukui Shiiguchi Post Office
• Fukui City Shinmei Junior High School

History

• February 11, 1914: Station opens.
• December 30, 1928: Fukuiguchi — Awara (now ) section opens.
• June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
• July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations