Fukui Station (Tochigi)

Railway station in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°18′19″N 139°27′32″E / 36.3053°N 139.4589°E / 36.3053; 139.4589Operated by Tobu RailwayLine(s) Tobu Isesaki LineDistance83.9 km from AsakusaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeTI-13WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened27 August 1907PassengersFY2020810 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Agata
TI12
 Isesaki Line
Local
 Tōbu-Izumi
TI14
towards Isesaki
Location
Fukui Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Fukui Station
Fukui Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Fukui Station is located in Japan
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Fukui Station (Japan)
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Fukui Station (福居駅, Fukui-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Lines

Fukui Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is located 83.9 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]

Station layout

An overview of the station platforms, March 2007

This station has two parallel side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The same side of each platform (i.e. the side opposite the location of the station building) is used.

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Isesaki Line for Ashikagashi and Ōta
2 ■ Tobu Isesaki Line for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa

History

Fukui Station opened on 27 August 1907.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Fukui Station becoming "TI-13".[3]

  • Old station, November 2012
    Old station, November 2012

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 810 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • Fukui Post Office
  • National Route 50

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

Media related to Fukui Station (Tochigi) at Wikimedia Commons

  • Fukui Station information Archived 2019-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (Tobu) (in Japanese)