Bell-mae Station

Bell-mae Station (ベル前駅, Bellmae-eki) is a railway station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line operated by Fukui Railway in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The station is numbered F16.

History

• October 1, 1989: Opened as Hanado Minami Station (花堂南駅).
• April 15, 1993: Renamed Bell-mae Station.
• March 25, 2010: Became a stop for express trains as part of a timetable revision.
• 2016: Began operations for direct services to Echizen Railway's Mikuni Awara Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one track. It is an at-grade station. Staff are only present during some daytime hours (10:00 am to 3:00 pm).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 391 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Shopping City Bell, a shopping center in front of the station that the name "Bell" refers to.
• Hokuriku Electric Power Matsuoka Substation
• Fukui South Police Station (福井南警察署)
• National Route 8

Adjacent stations

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