Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station (仁愛女子高校駅, Jin'ai Joshikōkō eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station 仁愛女子高校駅 | |
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 Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station in March 2014 | |
| Location | Haruyama, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0004 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°04′08″N 136°13′05″E |
| Operated by |  Fukui Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Fukubu Line |
| Distance | 20.2 km from Echizen-Takefu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | F23 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | November 27, 1950 |
| Previous names | Saibanshomae (to 2010) |
| Location | |
  Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Takefu.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but rather two raised platforms in the median of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30) from which customers board and disembark.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukui Railway Fukubu Line | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi | Local | Tawaramachi | ||
History
The station was opened on November 27, 1950 as Saibanshomae Station (裁判所前駅, Saibanshomae-eki). On December 11, 1964 Matsumoto-dōri Station abolished and Saibanshomae Station moved 200 meters towards Tawaramachi Station[1] The station was renamed as Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station on March 25, 2010[2]
Surrounding area
- Courts Building: Fukui District Court, Fukui Family Court, Fukui Summary Court
- Fukui Haruyama Government Building
- Fukui Notary Public Office
- Fukui Nishikimachi Post Office
- Fukui Haruyama Post Office
- Fukui Hōei Post Office
- Jin-ai Girls' High School
- Shinmei Shrine
- Fukui Fujita Art Museum
- Fukui Shimbun Sakura-dōri Building
- Fukui City History Museum
- Fukui City Cultural Center
- Fukui Citizens' Welfare Hall
- Fukui Daibutsu
- Jōdo Shinshū Ōtani Sect (Higashi-Honganji) Fukui Branch Temple
See also
References
- 今尾恵介監修『日本鉄道旅行地図 6号 北信越』新潮社、2008年、p.25
- 川本光憲 (February 20, 2010). 新駅は「スポーツ公園駅」 福鉄福武線・武生新－西武生間 [New station named Sports Kōen Station, between Takefu-Shin and Nishi-Takefu, Fukutetsu Fukubu Line] (in Japanese). Chunichi Web. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
External links
Media related to Jin-ai Girls' High School Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)