Takefu-shin Station

Location
	Takefu-shin Station Location within Japan

Takefu-shin Station

たけふ新駅
Takefu-shin Station; たけふ新駅
	Station building
General information
Location	3 Fuchū, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0071; Japan
Coordinates	35°54′22″N 136°10′13″E / 35.906150°N 136.170255°E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	20.9 km from Tawaramachi
Platforms	2 bay platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	F0
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 2, 1924
Previous names	Takefu-Shin (until 2010); Echizen-Takefu (until 2023);
Location
Location
	Takefu-shin Station Location within Japan

Takefu-shin Station (たけふ新駅, Takefushin-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Takefu-shin Station is the terminal station of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 20.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tawaramachi. There are several bus lines operating from a rotary near the south exit and stops by the west exit.

Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms serving three tracks, with a three-story station building. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Terminus	Special Limited Express	Shinmei
Terminus	Limited Express	Kitago
Terminus	Local	Kitago

History

The station opened on February 2, 1924, as Takefu-Shin Station (武生新駅, Takefu-Shin-eki). A new station building was completed in 1983. The station was renamed to Echizen-Takefu Station (越前武生駅, Echizen-Takefu-eki) on March 25, 2010^[1]

With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Tsuruga, it was decided that one of the new Shinkansen stations would be given the name 'Echizen-Takefu Station'. As the station name is also being used by Fukui Railways, a poll was conducted to choose a new name for this station. Besides the reverting the station name back to 'Takefu-Shin Station', the 5 other suggests were 'Fukutetsu-Takefu Station', 'Fukutetsu-Echizen Station', 'Kikuka-Takefu Station', and 'Echizen-Fuchu Station'. The results of the poll was to rename this station to Takefu-shin Station with 'Takefu' being written in hiragana rather than kanji. This came into effect on February 25, 2023.^[2]

Surrounding area

Various government facilities including Echizen City Hall and municipal library are nearby.
The AL.PLAZA supermarket is just outside the station's front entrance.
Takefu Station on the JR West Hokuriku Main Line is located 250 meters to the south.
Echizen-Takefu Station on the JR West Hokuriku Shinkansen is located 5 km to the east.

References

^ 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.
^ "「越前武生駅」駅名変更日について" (in Japanese). January 25, 2023.

External links

Media related to Takefu-Shin Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[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.

[2] "「越前武生駅」駅名変更日について" (in Japanese). January 25, 2023.

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