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Tawaramachi Station (Fukui)

Railway station in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Field	Value
name	Tawaramachi Station
native_name	田原町駅
native_name_lang	ja
image	Tawaramachi-Station_Platform.jpg
caption	Tawaramachi Station Fukubu Line platform
address	1-20-7 Tawara, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0018
country	Japan
coordinates
operator	{{Plainlist
line	{{Plainlist
platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
tracks	3
distance	5.9 km from
code	E26/F24
status	Staffed
website
opened	April 1, 1937
map_type	Japan

[[File:Echitetsu Logomark.svg|18px]]Echizen Railway
[[File:Fukutetsu Logomark.svg|18px]]Fukui Railway
Mikuni Awara Line
Fukubu Line

Tawaramachi Station 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.

Lines

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

Station layout

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

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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.

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

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

(June 15, 2024). "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.
(May 10, 2022). "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.

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