is a railway station on the

Hokuriku Shinkansen The Hokuriku Shinkansen () is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo with Tsuruga, Fukui, Tsuruga in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It is jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR ...

, in

Echizen, Fukui is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,078 in 20,341 households and a population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the city was . The modern city of Echiz ...

, Japan, operated by

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...

(JR West). It opened on 16 March 2024 with the

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History

The station's name is currently being used by Fukui Railway's

Echizen-Takefu Station is a railway station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, in Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It opened on 16 March 2024 with the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to . ew source needed? History The station's n ...

, however the Shinkansen station will inherit the name "Echizen-Takefu Station" while Fukui Railway's station will revert to "Takefu-Shin Station" (last changed in 2010). Its tentative name was Nan'etsu Station. Nanetsu Station 2019

Lines

Echizen-Takefu Station is served by the high-speed

when the line was extended west of to on 16 March 2024, with direct services to and from .

Platforms

The station consist of 2 side platforms totaling to 2 tracks.

Surrounding area

* Takefu Interchange, on the

Hokuriku Expressway The , (abbreviated as , is a 4-laned national Expressways of Japan, expressway in Japan. It is owned and managed by East Nippon Expressway Company and Central Nippon Expressway Company. Overview The first section was opened in 1972 by Japan ...

* National Route 8 *

Takefu Station is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by Hapi-Line Fukui. Lines Takefu Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 35.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . ...

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Hokuriku Main Line The Hokuriku Main Line () is a railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui. The line formerly extended as far as Naoetsu Station in ...

), approximately 5 km west *

Takefu-shin Station 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 t ...

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Fukui Railway Fukubu Line The is a railway line operated by Fukui Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line runs from Takefu-shin Station in Echizen, Fukui, Echizen to and stations in Fukui, Fukui, Fukui. Although it has its own right-of-way for most of the route, the Fuku ...

), approximately 5 km west * Echizen City Office *

Jin-ai University is a private university in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Japanese Buddhism Buddhism was first established in Japan in the 6th century CE. Most of the Japanese Buddhists belong to new schools ...

* Fukui Prefectural Takefu Higashi Senior High School * Manyo Junior High School * Kitahino Elementary School * Kitashinjo Elementary School

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nanetsu Station Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture Hokuriku Shinkansen Stations of West Japan Railway Company Echizen, Fukui Railway stations in Japan opened in 2024

History

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Surrounding area

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