Tawaramachi Station (Fukui)

Tawaramachi Station (田原町駅, Tawaramachi-eki) is a railway station, jointly operated by Fukui Railway and the Echizen Railway, located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Tawaramachi Station

田原町駅
Tawaramachi Station Fukubu Line platform
Location1-20-7 Tawara, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0018
Japan
Coordinates36°04′30″N 136°13′03″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance5.9 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeE26/F24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 1, 1937
Location
Tawaramachi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Tawaramachi Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 2.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi. It is also a terminal station of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line and is 20.9 kilometers from the opposing terminal at Echizen-Takefu.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1  Fukui Railway Fukubu Line for Echizen-Takefu
2  Mikuni Awara Line for Washizuka-Haribara and Mikuni-Minato
3  Mikuni Awara Line for Fukui and Katsuyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Jin'ai Joshikōkō   Express   Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station   Local   Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui
Mikuni Awara Line
Nishi-Betsuin   Express   Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui
Nishi-Betsuin   Local   Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui

History

Tawaramachi Station was opened on April 1, 1937 as a station on the Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from April 20, 1944. The station reopened on November 27, 1950, and operations were expanded when the station became a terminus of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line. On June 25, 2001 the Keifuku Electric Railroad portion of the station closed, and reopened again on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

Tawaramachi Station is just to the west of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30). Since the University of Fukui's Bunkyō Campus, Hokuriku High School, Fujishima High School and many other educational institutions are located in the vicinity, students are a common sight in mornings and evenings.

Other points of interest include:

  • Fukui Tawaramachi Post Office
  • Phoenix Plaza
  • Fukui Municipal Gymnasium
  • Fukui City Library
  • Fukui Fine Arts Museum
  • Fukui Prefecture Gokoku Shrine

See also

Media related to Tawaramachi Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons

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