Kitago Station

Kitago Station

北府駅
Kitago Station entrance
General information
Location2-3-20 Kitago, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0802
Japan
Coordinates35°54′36″N 136°10′00″E / 35.910122°N 136.166575°E / 35.910122; 136.166575
Operated byFukui Railway
Line(s)■ Fukubu Line
Distance0.6 km from Takefu-shin
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeF1
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 23, 1924
Previous namesNishi-Takefu (to 2010)
Location
Kitago Station is located in Japan
Kitago Station
Kitago Station
Location within Japan

Kitago Station (北府駅, Kitago-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kitago Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 0.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected to the wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended, but there is a public telephone and vending machine available.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Takefu-shin   Local   Sports Kōen

History

The station opened on February 23, 1924, as Nishi-Takefu Station (西武生駅, Nishi-Takefu-eki) and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Fukui Railway company headquarters
  • Fukui Railway train maintenance facility and bus depot
  • Takefu High School

See also

References

  1. ^ 川本光憲 (February 20, 2010). 新駅は「スポーツ公園駅」　福鉄福武線・武生新－西武生間 [New station named Sports Kōen Station, between Takefu-Shin and Nishi-Takefu, Fukutetsu Fukubu Line] (in Japanese). Chunichi Web. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.

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