Shinmei Station (Fukui)

Shinmei Station
神明駅
Shinmei Station
Location 1-7-6 Shinmei-chō, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken 916-0017
Japan
Coordinates 35°58′22″N 136°10′54″E / 35.972824°N 136.181727°E / 35.972824; 136.181727Coordinates: 35°58′22″N 136°10′54″E / 35.972824°N 136.181727°E / 35.972824; 136.181727
Operated by Fukui Railway
Line(s) ■ Fukubu Line
Distance 8.5 km from Echizen-Takefu
Platforms 1 side +1 island platform
Tracks 3
Connections
    Other information
    Status Staffed
    Station code F8
    Website Official website
    History
    Opened February 23, 1924
    Previous names Heiei; Chūō (until 1946)
    Traffic
    Passengers (FY2015) 667
    Location
    Shinmei Station
    Location within Japan

    Shinmei Station (神明駅, Shinmei-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

    Lines

    Shinmei Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 8.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Takefu.

    Station layout

    The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
    Mizuochi   Express   Asozu
    Mizuochi   Local   Tobanaka

    History

    The station opened on February 23, 1924 as Heiei Station (兵営駅). It was renamed Chūō Station (中央駅) in April 1939. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1946.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 667 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

    Surrounding area

    • Shinmei Shrine
    • "Shinmei-En" hot spring hotel

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ 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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