Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui Station

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Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui Station 福大前西福井駅
Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui Station building
General information
Location	4-3-1 Bunkyō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0017 Japan
Coordinates	36°04′27″N 136°12′37″E / 36.074204°N 136.210341°E / 36.074204; 136.210341
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	2.8 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	E27
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 30, 1928
Closed	2001-2007
Previous names	Nisei-Fukui (to 2007)
Location Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui Station Location within Japan

Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui Station (福大前西福井駅, Fukudaimaenishi-Fukui-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 2.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

The station consists of two opposed side platforms enclosed by the Keifuku Nisei-Fukui Building, with a Mitsuwa home improvement center as the main tenant. The station is staffed.

The station was opened on December 30, 1928 as Nishi-Fukui Station (西福井駅). 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 September 1, 2007 as an Echizen Railway station under its present name.

• This station serves the national University of Fukui. There are also many apartments, pensions, student guesthouses and dormitories nearby, as well as shops and private residences.
• Many other schools educational institutions are located nearby, including Fukui Prefectural Commercial Senior High School, Keishin Senior High School, and Fukui University of Technology.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Fukui Kentoku Post Office
  • Fukujinkai Hospital
  • Hinode Ryokan

• List of railway stations in Japan

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• Official website (in Japanese)