Shin-Fukui Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 0.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui. It is also used by trains of the Mikuni Awara Line, which continue past the line's nominal terminus at Fukuiguchi and continue on to Fukui Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated opposed side platforms with the station building located underneath. Trains bound for Eiheijiguchi, Katsuyama and the Mikuni Awara Line use platform 1, while trains bound for Fukui use Platform 2.[1] The station is unattended.
Shin-Fukui Station was opened on February 11, 1914. The line was extended between Fukuiguchi and Fukui on September 21, 1929. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. The station was relocated to its present location on March 23, 1997. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. The station had a single island platform. On September 27, 2015 the station moved to temporary facilities,[1] and reopened as an elevated station with two opposed side platforms on June 24, 2018.
Surrounding area
The station is in the middle of central Fukui on the east side of the JR Hokuriku Main Line tracks.
The Fukui regional government office complex is nearby; it has offices for national government agencies, including the Statistics Bureau and the MAFF Fukui office.
^ abEchizen Railway (August 25, 2015). 駅移転および新駅設置に伴うダイヤ改正について [Timetable revision due to relocation of stations and opening of new station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 11, 2015.
