Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station

is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also the terminus of a branch line to Fukui Station. Trains heading from Echizen-Takefu Station to Fukui Station switch directions at this station as if at a switchback; other trains terminate at .

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but rather two raised platforms in the median of Phoenix-dÃÂri (Prefectural Route 30) from which customers board and disembark. During peak periods a conductor is stationed on the platform to collect fares, but at other times the station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on October 15, 1933 as . On November 27, 1950 DaimyÃÂchÃÂ Station was renamed and Shiyakushomae Station was opened. Honmachi-dÃÂri Station abolished on July 15, 2002 and Shiyakushomae Station renamed Fukui Castles Ruins-daimyomachi Station on March 24, 2018.

Surrounding area

Towards the west are the Fukui Prefectural Government buildings, Fukui City Hall, and the Fukui Central Post Office.
The Fukui Textile Association building lies to the east; the Keifuku Bus Terminal is on the ground floor. Also to the east is the headquarters branch of Fukui Bank.
Fukui Sakae Post Office is southeast of the station.

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