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
Location7-2-3 Mikuni-Higashi, Mikuni-chō, Sakai-shi, Fukui-ken 913-0016
Japan
Coordinates36°12′53″N 136°09′29″E / 36.214781°N 136.158112°E / 36.214781; 136.158112
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
Distance23.4 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE42
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 1, 1930
Passengers
FY201572 (daily)
Location
Mikuni-Jinjya Station is located in Japan
Mikuni-Jinjya Station
Mikuni-Jinjya Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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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

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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

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

History

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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

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  • 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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ O-5.地方鉄道輸送状況(乗車1日平均) [Regional Railway Passenger Figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sakai City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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