is a railway station in
Fukui,
Fukui Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ...
, 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) and the private railway operator
Echizen Railway.
Lines
Fukui Station is served by the following railway companies and lines:
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JR West
, 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, ...
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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 ...
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Etsumi-Hoku Line (This line formally begins at Echizen-Hanandō Station, but trains run through into this station)
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Hapi-Line Fukui
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Hapi-Line Fukui Line
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Echizen Railway
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Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
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Mikuni Awara Line
The is a railway line operated by Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line extends 27.8 km from the city of Fukui, Fukui, Fukui to Mikuni-Minato station at Sakai, Fukui, Sakai with a total of 22 stations. It was operated by Keifuku Ele ...
(This line formally begins at Fukuiguchi Station, but trains run through into this station)
A tram stop in front of the station, , is served by:
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Fukui Railway
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Fukubu Line
Station layout
The JR West station has a "
Midori no Madoguchi
, short for ''Magnetic-electronic Automatic'' ''Reservation System,'' is a train ticket reservation system used by the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and travel agencies in Japan. It was developed jointly by Hitachi and the former Ja ...
" staffed ticket office.
JR West & Hapi-Line Fukui
The JR West and Hapi-Line Fukui portion of the station consists of two
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
s and five tracks located in the above-ground portion of Fukui Station. The Shinkansen platform consists of a single island platform serving 2 tracks.
Tracks
File:Fukui Station in Taisho era.JPG, The station building in Taisho era
File:JR West Fukui Station 2018 09.jpg, West entrance in September 2018
File:Jr west fukui station sky.JPG, The station building seen from above in March 2015
File:Fukui Station Dinosaur Professor.jpg, "Dinosaur Professor" sculpture
Echizen Railway
On the east side of the station,
Echizen Railway has two tracks serving one temporary island platform located atop the future Shinkansen viaduct until construction of its own permanent elevated station is completed.
Tracks
File:Echizen Railway Fukui Station 20151017.jpg, Temporary station building in October 2015
File:Echizen Railway Fukui Station 20180729.jpg, Station building in July 2018
File:Dinosaurs outside Echizen Railway platforms at Fukui Station.jpg, Sculptures of dinosaurs outside the Echizen Railway platforms
Adjacent stations
History
JR Fukui Station
What is now the JR West station opened on 15 July 1896.
With the
privatization
Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation w ...
of
JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
On 18 April 2005 a new station building and "Prism Fukui" shopping mall opened.
Construction of the platforms serving 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 ...
was completed in August 2022. The Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Tsuruga was opened on 16 March 2024.
Echizen Railway Fukui Station
Kyoto Dentō Echizen Electric Railway Line Fukui Station opened on 21 September 1929. The station became part of the
Keifuku Electric Railroad on 2 March 1942, with the line being renamed Echizen Main Line. The station became part of the
Echizen Railway on 2 February 2003. Train services were restored on 20 July 2003.
Fukui Railway Fukui-eki Station
Fukui-Ekimae Station on the
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 ...
was originally located approximately 150 meters to the west of the JR station. On 27 March 2016, the station was relocated as Fukui-eki Station to the square in front of the west building of the JR station.
Surrounding area
West Exit
*Former site of
Fukui Castle, now home to the Fukui Prefectural Government Building and Fukui Prefectural Police Department Headquarters
*Fukui City Hall
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NHK
, also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee.
NHK ope ...
Fukui Broadcasting Station
*Fukui Broadcasting Hall
*Fukui International Activities Plaza
*Fukui District Court
*Fukui District Prosecutor's Office
*Fukui Tax Office
*Fukui Chamber of Commerce
*Asuwayama Park
East Exit
*Echizen Railway Fukui Station
*AOSSA building, home to the Fukui Prefectural Civic Hall and Fukui Municipal Sakuragi Library
*Wel City Fukui (Fukui Employee's Pension Hall)
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Fukui Prefectural Koshi High School
*Fukui Municipal Baseball Stadium
*Fukui Local Meteorological Observatory
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Fukui Station (JR West official page)
Echizen Railway Official Website
{{Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Stations of West Japan Railway Company
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896
Hapi-Line Fukui Line