Fukui Station (Fukui)

is a JR West and Echizen Railway train station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Fukui-Ekimae Station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line is located approximately 150 meters to the west.

History

JR Fukui Station

• 15 July 1896: Japanese Government Railways (JGR, later JNR) Fukui Station opens. At the time, the station was the line's terminus.
• 12 October 1909: The line renamed Hokuriku Main Line.
• January 1952: JNR opens new station building with financial support from the local government.
• 1 April 1987: With the privatization of JNR, Fukui Station becomes part of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
• 18 July 2004: Because of heavy rain and flooding around Fukui Station, service on the Etsumi-Hoku Line temporarily stopped.
• 18 April 2005: The new station building and the PRISM FUKUI shopping mall open.

Echizen Railway Fukui Station

• 21 September 1929: Kyoto Dentō Echizen Electric Railway Line Fukui Station opens.
• 2 March 1942: Station becomes part of the Keifuku Electric Railroad Company; line renamed Echizen Main Line.
• 25 June 2001: Service halted due to a train collision on 24 June 2001.
• 2 February 2003: Station becomes part of the Echizen Railway Company.
• 20 July 2003: Train service restored.

Lines

Fukui Station is served by the following railway companies and lines:

• JR West
• Hokuriku Main Line
• Etsumi-Hoku Line (This line starts from Echizen-Hanando Station formally, but all the trains run straight into this station）
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