Tawaramachi Station (Fukui)
Lines
Tawaramachi Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 2.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi. It is also a terminal station of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line and is 20.9 kilometers from the opposing terminal at Takefu-shin.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Fukui Railway Fukubu Line | for Takefu-shin |
| 2 | ■ Mikuni Awara Line | for Washizuka-Haribara and Mikuni-Minato |
| 3 | ■ Mikuni Awara Line | for Fukui and Katsuyama |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukui Railway Fukubu Line | ||||
| Jin'ai Joshikōkō | Express | Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui | ||
| Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station | Local | Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui | ||
| Mikuni Awara Line | ||||
| Nishi-Betsuin | Express | Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui | ||
| Nishi-Betsuin | Local | Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui | ||
History
Tawaramachi Station was opened on April 1, 1937 as a station on the Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from April 20, 1944. The station reopened on November 27, 1950, and operations were expanded when the station became a terminus of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line. On June 25, 2001 the Keifuku Electric Railroad portion of the station closed, and reopened again on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.
In 2022, Tawaramachi Station opened a mini-library in its multi-purpose waiting area while renovation took place at the city library nearby.
Surrounding area
Tawaramachi Station is just to the west of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30). Since the University of Fukui's Bunkyō Campus, Hokuriku High School, Fujishima High School and many other educational institutions are located in the vicinity, students are a common sight in mornings and evenings.
Other points of interest include:
- Fukui Tawaramachi Post Office
- Phoenix Plaza
- Fukui Municipal Gymnasium
- Fukui City Library
- Fukui Fine Arts Museum
- Fukui Prefecture Gokoku Shrine
See also
References
- ^ "福井県の鉄道3社が連携 経費削減、運転士不足解消、利用者還元を果たせるか". NEWS Post Seven (in Japanese). June 15, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "福井・田原町駅 ミニ図書館オープン 通学生向けにコーナー". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
Media related to Tawaramachi Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)