Mikuni-Jinjya Station

Mikuni-Jinjya Station (三国神社駅, Mikuni-Jinja-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Mikuni-Jinjya Station 三国神社駅
Mikuni-Jinjya Station
General information
Location	7-2-3 Mikuni-Higashi, Mikuni-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 913-0016 Japan
Coordinates	36°12′53″N 136°09′29″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	23.4 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E42
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 1, 1930
Passengers
FY2015	72 (daily)
Location Mikuni-Jinjya Station Location within Japan

Lines

Mikuni-Jinjya Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 23.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unstaffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Mizui		Local		Mikuni

History

Mikuni-Jinjya Station was opened on July 1, 1930. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• Central Mikuni stretches from this station to Mikuni-Minato Station. However, most government facilities are clustered around this station. These include:
  • Kanazawa Regional Taxation Bureau, Mikuni Tax Office
  • Sakai City Hall, Mikuni Branch Office
  • Reihoku Fire Department, Reihoku Mikuni Fire Station
  • Fukui Prefectural Police, Sakai West Police Station
• Other points of interest include:
  • Sakai Municipal Mikuni Hospital
  • Sakai City Mikuni Junior High School
  • Sakai City Mikuni South Elementary School
  • Mikuni Gymnasium

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Mikuni-Jinja Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)