Kitago Station (北府駅, Kitago-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Kitago Station 北府駅 | |||||
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 Kitago Station entrance | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 2-3-20 Kitago, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0802 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°54′36″N 136°10′00″E / 35.910122°N 136.166575°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Fukui Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Fukubu Line | ||||
| Distance | 0.6 km from Takefu-shin | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | |||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | F1 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 23, 1924 | ||||
| Previous names | Nishi-Takefu (to 2010) | ||||
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Lines
editKitago 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
editThe 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
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Fukui Railway Fukubu Line | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Takefu-shin | Local | Sports Kōen | ||
History
editThe 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
edit- Fukui Railway company headquarters
- Fukui Railway train maintenance facility and bus depot
- Takefu High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Kitago Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)