Sabae Station

Sabae Station
鯖江駅
Sabae Station in May 2010
Location 1-2 Hinodechō, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken, 916-0053
Japan
Coordinates 35°56′35″N 136°11′19″E / 35.943183°N 136.188712°E / 35.943183; 136.188712Coordinates: 35°56′35″N 136°11′19″E / 35.943183°N 136.188712°E / 35.943183; 136.188712
Operated by JR West
Line(s) ■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance 86.2 km from Maibara
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened 15 July 1896
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 2263 daily
Location
Sabae Station
Location within Japan

Sabae Station (鯖江駅, Sabae-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the Hinodecho neighbourhood of the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Sabae Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 86.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Fukui and Kanazawa
2, 3 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Tsuruga and Maibara

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Kita-Sabae   Local   Takefu
Fukui   Rapid   Kanazawa

History

Sabae Station opened on 15 July 1896. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Hirose Hospital
  • Site of Sabae Domain jin'ya

See also

Reference

  1. ↑ "駅情報(鯖江駅)" [Station information (Sabae Station)]. Japan West Railways. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  2. ↑ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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