Mikuni-Jinja Station

Mikuni-Jinja Station
Mikuni-Jinja Station
三国神社駅
Mikunijinjaeki.jpg
Mikuni-Jinja Station
Location
Prefecture Fukui
(See other stations in Fukui)
City Sakai
Neighborhood etc. 7-2-3 Mikuni-Higashi, Mikuni-chō
Postal Code 913-0016
(in Japanese) 福井県坂井市三国町三国東7-2-3
History
Year opened 1930
Rail services
Operator(s) Echizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
There are no bus services at this station

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

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Station

Only local trains serve Mikuni-Jinja Station. There is one track serving a single platform, and the station is unstaffed.

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

History

  • July 1, 1930: Station opens.
  • September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
  • June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
  • August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations


Coordinates: 36°12′53″N 136°09′29″E / 36.214781°N 136.158112°E / 36.214781; 136.158112