Fukui Railway Fukubu Line

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History

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Fukui Railway 200 series train original livery.
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Fukui Railway F1000 low-floor vehicles at Takefu

The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". opened the Fukubu Line on 23 February 1924[1] for the purposes of transporting soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army Sabae 36th Regiment between Template:STN and Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (now Template:STN) stations.

  • 23 February 1924: Fukubu Electric Railway opens the Fukubu Line between Template:STN and Heiei (now Template:STN).[1]
  • 26 July 1925: Heiei – Fukui-Shin (now Template:STN) section opens.[1]
  • 5 June 1927: Sanjūhassha Station opens.[2]
  • 5 October 1927: Mizuochi Station opens;[2] former transfer station for the Seiho Electric Railway.
  • 13 August 1929: Kami-Sabae (now Template:STN), Shimo-Sabae (now Template:STN) stations open.
  • 15 October 1933: Fukui-Shin – Template:STN section opens.
  • 1 October 1935: Tobanaka Station opens; Nishi-Tobanaka Station (between Heiei and Tobanaka) closes.[2]
  • April 1939: Heiei Station is renamed Chūō Station.
  • 1 April 1941: Express service begins.
  • 1 August 1945: Fukubu Electric Railway merges with Seiho Electric Railway to form Fukui Railway.[1]
  • June 1946: Chūō Station renamed Shinmei Station.
  • 12 July 1950: Hanandō – Fukui-Shin section double-tracked.
  • 27 November 1950: Honmachi-dōri — Fukui-Shin section opens. Daimyōmachi Station is renamed Honmachi-dōri Station.
  • 1 April 1962: Keyamachi Station moved and renamed Kōenguchi Station. Fujishima-Jinja-mae Station (between Kidayotsutsuji and Kōenguchi) closes.[2]
  • 11 December 1964: Matsumoto-dōri Station (between Template:STN and Tawaramachi) closes. Saibanshomae Station moved towards Tawaramachi.
  • 1 September 1969: Service between Hanandō, Fukui-Ekimae, and Tawaramachi abolished; all trains run through to Takefu-Shin Station.
  • 2 October 1979: Freight services discontinued.[1]
  • 10 April 1980: Centralized traffic control (CTC) introduced.[1]
  • 1 August 1985: Driver-only operation introduced on morning and evening services.[1]
  • 10 April 1987: Shimo-Sabae Station renamed Nishiyama-Kōen Station.
  • 1 October 1989: Hanandō-Minami Station opens.
  • 20 January 1993: All trains equipped with ATS.[1]
  • 15 April 1993: Hanandō-Minami Station renamed Bell-mae Station.
  • 20 September 1997: Harmony Hall Station opens.
  • 30 November 1998: Daytime service interval changed to 20 minutes.[1]
  • 15 July 2002: Honmachi-dōri Station (between Kōenguchi and Shiyakushomae) closed.
  • 1 December 2003: Part of Shiyakushomae — Fukui-Ekimae section single-tracked due to construction around Fukui Station.
  • 30 September 2004: Semi-express service abolished.
  • January–March 2006: All station platforms modified to serve low-floor vehicles.
  • 1 April 2006: Low-floor trains enter service. Last departure time brought forward 30 minutes.
  • 16 December 2007: Daytime shuttle trains begin service between Fukui-Ekimae and Tawaramachi.

On March 25, 2010, Sports-Kōen Station was established between the Nishi-Takefu and Iehisa stations. At the same time, five stations were renamed: Takefu-Shin to Echizen-Takefu; Nishi-Takefu to Kitago; Kami-Sabae to Sundome-Nishi; Fukui-Shin to Sekijūjimae; and Saibanshomae to Jin'ai-Joshikōkō.[3][4]

Station list

  • All stations are located in Fukui Prefecture.
  • Express (急行) trains stop at stations marked "●", pass those marked "|", and only a few stop at those marked "○". Most local trains stop at all stations but some pass those marked "○".
  • Staff:
    • ◎ - Present all day
    • ○ - Present except early mornings and late nights
    • ◇ - Present during peak hours only
    • △ - Present during holidays only
    • × - Unstaffed
    • ※ - Present during events only
Station No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Express Staff Transfers Location
Between
Stations 		Total
F0 Template:STN たけふ新 - 0.0 ● ◎ Hapi-Line Fukui : Hapi-Line Fukui Line (Template:STN) Echizen
F1 Template:STN 北府 0.6 0.6 ● ×  
F2 Template:STN スポーツ公園 1.1 1.7 style="text-align:center;" ×  
F3 Template:STN 家久 0.7 2.4 ● ×  
F4 Template:STN サンドーム西 1.7 4.1 style="text-align:center;" ×   Sabae
F5 Template:STN 西鯖江 1.2 5.3 ● ○  
F6 Template:STN 西山公園 0.7 6.0 style="text-align:center;" ※  
F7 Template:STN 水落 1.3 7.3 ● ×  
F8 Template:STN 神明 1.2 8.5 ● ○  
F9 Template:STN 鳥羽中 1.2 9.7 style="text-align:center;" ×  
F10 Template:STN 三十八社 1.2 10.9 style="text-align:center;" ×   Fukui
F11 Template:STN 泰澄の里 1.3 12.2 style="text-align:center;" ×  
F12 Template:STN 浅水 0.8 13.0 ● ○  
F13 Template:STN ハーモニーホール 0.8 13.8 style="text-align:center;" ×  
F14 Template:STN 清明 1.1 14.9 style="text-align:center;" ×  
F15 Template:STN 江端 0.6 15.5 style="text-align:center;" ×  
F16 Template:STN ベル前 0.6 16.1 ● △  
F17 Template:STN 花堂 0.8 16.9 style="text-align:center;" ×  
F18 Template:STN 赤十字前 0.9 17.8 ● ○  
F19 Template:STN 商工会議所前 0.6 18.4 ○ ×  
F20 Template:STN 足羽山公園口 0.5 18.9 ○ ×  
F21 Template:STN 福井城址大名町 0.7 19.6 ● ◇  
F22 Template:STN 福井駅 0.5 20.1 ○ × JR West: Hokuriku Main Line (Fukui)
Echizen Railway: Katsuyama Eiheiji Line (Fukui)
F23 Template:STN 仁愛女子高校 0.6* 20.2 ● ×  
F24 Template:STN 田原町 0.7 20.9 ● × Echizen Railway: Mikuni Awara Line (Some through to Washizuka-Haribara)

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  • Note that distances for Jin'ai Joshikōkō and Tawaramachi Stations are measured from Shiyakushomae Station.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ a b c d 今井恵介監修『日本鉄道旅行地図 6号 北信越』新潮社、2008年、p.25
  3. ↑ 福武線に新駅「スポーツ公園駅」 来月25日開業－－今年3月 /福井 Script error: No such module "webarchive". Fukui Shimbun, February 19, 2010. Template:In lang
  4. ↑ 平成22年3月25日 ダイヤ改正！Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Fukui Railway. Template:In lang

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