Shimohyogo Kofuku Station

Shimohyogo Kofuku Station

下兵庫こうふく駅
Shimohyōgo Station platform
General information
Location87 Shimo-Hyōgo, Sakai-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 919-0527
Japan
Coordinates36°10′11″N 136°12′09″E / 36.169861°N 136.2025°E / 36.169861; 136.2025
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance13.6 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE36
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 30, 1928
Previous namesShimo-Hyōgo (until 2017)
Passengers
FY201572 (daily)
Location
Shimohyogo Kofuku Station is located in Japan
Shimohyogo Kofuku Station
Shimohyogo Kofuku Station
Location within Japan

Shimohyogo Kofuku Station (下兵庫こうふく駅, Shimohyōgo Kōfuku-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Shimohyōgo-Kōfuku Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 13.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Nishinagata Yurinosato   Local   Ōzeki

History

Shimohyogo Kofuku Station was opened on December 30, 1928 as Shimohyogo Station (下兵庫駅, Shimohyōgo-eki). On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. On March 25, 2017 the station was renamed as Shimohyogo Kofuku Station.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • The station is surrounded by residences and fields. Fukui Prefectural Route 102 lies to the south.
  • Sakai City Shimo-Hyōgo Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ Fukui Railway; Echizen Railway (February 22, 2017). 平成29年春ダイヤ改正等の概要について [Outline of Spring 2017 Timetable Revisions] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ^ O-5.地方鉄道輸送状況(乗車1日平均) [Regional Railway Passenger Figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sakai City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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