Tawaramachi Station (Fukui)

Location
	Tawaramachi Station Location within Japan

Tawaramachi Station

田原町駅
Tawaramachi Station; 田原町駅
	Tawaramachi Station Fukubu Line platform
General information
Location	1-20-7 Tawara, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0018; Japan
Coordinates	36°04′30″N 136°13′03″E / 36.074869°N 136.217389°E
Operated by	Echizen Railway; Fukui Railway;
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line; ■ Fukubu Line;
Distance	5.9 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	E26/F24
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1937
Location
Location
	Tawaramachi Station Location within Japan

Tawaramachi Station (田原町駅, Tawaramachi-eki) is a railway station, located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Two railway companies, Fukui Railway and Echizen Railway, have operated on the same line at the station since 2016.^[1]

Lines

Tawaramachi Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 2.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi. It is also a terminal station of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line and is 20.9 kilometers from the opposing terminal at Takefu-shin.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Fukui Railway Fukubu Line	for Takefu-shin
2	■ Mikuni Awara Line	for Washizuka-Haribara and Mikuni-Minato
3	■ Mikuni Awara Line	for Fukui and Katsuyama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Jin'ai Joshikōkō	Express	Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui
Jin'ai Joshikōkō Station	Local	Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui
Mikuni Awara Line
Nishi-Betsuin	Express	Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui
Nishi-Betsuin	Local	Fukudaimae-Nishi-Fukui

History

Tawaramachi Station was opened on April 1, 1937 as a station on the Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from April 20, 1944. The station reopened on November 27, 1950, and operations were expanded when the station became a terminus of the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line. On June 25, 2001 the Keifuku Electric Railroad portion of the station closed, and reopened again on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.^{[citation needed]}

In 2022, Tawaramachi Station opened a mini-library in its multi-purpose waiting area while renovation took place at the city library nearby.^[2]

Surrounding area

Tawaramachi Station is just to the west of Phoenix-dōri (Prefectural Route 30). Since the University of Fukui's Bunkyō Campus, Hokuriku High School, Fujishima High School and many other educational institutions are located in the vicinity, students are a common sight in mornings and evenings.

Other points of interest include:

Fukui Tawaramachi Post Office
Phoenix Plaza
Fukui Municipal Gymnasium
Fukui City Library
Fukui Fine Arts Museum
Fukui Prefecture Gokoku Shrine

References

^ "福井県の鉄道3社が連携　経費削減、運転士不足解消、利用者還元を果たせるか". NEWS Post Seven (in Japanese). June 15, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
^ "福井・田原町駅　ミニ図書館オープン　通学生向けにコーナー". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

External links

Media related to Tawaramachi Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[1] "福井県の鉄道3社が連携　経費削減、運転士不足解消、利用者還元を果たせるか". NEWS Post Seven (in Japanese). June 15, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[2] "福井・田原町駅　ミニ図書館オープン　通学生向けにコーナー". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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