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Fukui Railway Fukubu Line

Fukutetu 200 & 770 001.JPG
Fukutetsu Series 200 (left) and Series 770 trains near Daimyōmachi intersection

Overview
Type
Heavy rail, light rail
Locale
Fukui Prefecture
Termini
Echizen-Takefu
Fukui-Ekimae / Tawaramachi
Stations
23
Operation
Opened
1924
Owner
Fukui Railway
Technical
Line length
21.4 km[1]
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
600 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed
65 km/h[1]
40 km/h on street-running sections




Route map





Legend


































































































































































































Hokuriku Main Line













Takefu












0.0
Echizen-Takefu












0.6
Kitago

















Nanetsu Line












1.7
Sports Kōen











2.4
Iehisa










4.1
Sundome Nishi










5.3
Nishi-Sabae










6.0
Nishiyama-Kōen

















Seiho Line























7.3
Mizuochi










8.5
Shinmei










9.7
Tobanaka










10.2

Nishi-Tobanaka-1935










10.9
Sanjūhassha










13.0
Asōzu










13.8
Harmony Hall










15.5
Ebata










16.1
Bell-mae










16.9
Hanandō










17.8
Sekijūjimae










18.1
Street-running limit










18.4
Kidayotsutsuji










18.6

Fujishima Jinja-mae-1962










18.9
Kōenguchi











19.0

Keya-machi-1962
















Hokuriku Main Line













Honchō-dōri-2002





























20.1
Fukui-Ekimae
















19.6
Shiyakushomae





















Echizen Railway
















20.2
Jin'ai Joshikōkō














20.4

Matsumoto-dōri-1964




















20.9
Tawaramachi























Mikuni Awara Line




The Fukui Railway Fukubu Line (福井鉄道福武線, Fukui Tetsudō Fukubu-sen) is a 21.4 km railway line operated by Fukui Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line runs from Echizen-Takefu Station in Echizen to Tawaramachi and Fukui-Ekimae stations in Fukui. Although it has its own right-of-way for most of the route, the Fukubu Line runs with traffic as a tram line past Fukui-Shin Station.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Station list


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


The Fukubu Electric Railway (福武電気鉄道, Fukubu Denki Tetsudō) opened the Fukubu Line on 23 February 1924[1] for the purposes of transporting soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army Sabae 36th Regiment between Takefu-Shin and Heiei (兵営) (now Shinmei) stations.



  • 23 February 1924: Fukubu Electric Railway opens the Fukubu Line between Takefu-Shin and Heiei (now Shinmei).[1]

  • 26 July 1925: Heiei – Fukui-Shin (now Sekijūjimae) section opens.[1]

  • 5 June 1927: Sanjūhassha Station opens.[2]

  • 5 October 1927: Mizuochi Station opens;[2] former transfer station for the Seiho Electric Railway.

  • 13 August 1929: Kami-Sabae (now Sundome Nishi), Shimo-Sabae (now Nishiyama-Kōen) stations open.

  • 15 October 1933: Fukui-Shin – Fukui-Ekimae section opens.

  • 1 October 1935: Tobanaka Station opens; Nishi-Tobanaka Station (between Heiei and Tobanaka) closes.[2]

  • April 1939: Heiei Station is renamed Chūō Station.

  • 1 April 1941: Express service begins.

  • 1 August 1945: Fukubu Electric Railway merges with Seiho Electric Railway to form Fukui Railway.[1]

  • June 1946: Chūō Station renamed Shinmei Station.

  • 12 July 1950: Hanandō – Fukui-Shin section double-tracked.

  • 27 November 1950: Honmachi-dōri — Fukui-Shin section opens. Daimyōmachi Station is renamed Honmachi-dōri Station.

  • 1 April 1962: Keyamachi Station moved and renamed Kōenguchi Station. Fujishima-Jinja-mae Station (between Kidayotsutsuji and Kōenguchi) closes.[2]

  • 11 December 1964: Matsumoto-dōri Station (between Saibanshomae and Tawaramachi) closes. Saibanshomae Station moved towards Tawaramachi.

  • 1 September 1969: Service between Hanandō, Fukui-Ekimae, and Tawaramachi abolished; all trains run through to Takefu-Shin Station.

  • 2 October 1979: Freight services discontinued.[1]

  • 10 April 1980: Centralized traffic control (CTC) introduced.[1]

  • 1 August 1985: Driver-only operation introduced on morning and evening services.[1]

  • 10 April 1987: Shimo-Sabae Station renamed Nishiyama-Kōen Station.

  • 1 October 1989: Hanandō-Minami Station opens.

  • 20 January 1993: All trains equipped with ATS.[1]

  • 15 April 1993: Hanandō-Minami Station renamed Bell-mae Station.

  • 20 September 1997: Harmony Hall Station opens.

  • 30 November 1998: Daytime service interval changed to 20 minutes.[1]

  • 15 July 2002: Honmachi-dōri Station (between Kōenguchi and Shiyakushomae) closed.

  • 1 December 2003: Part of Shiyakushomae — Fukui-Ekimae section single-tracked due to construction around Fukui Station.

  • 30 September 2004: Semi-express service abolished.

  • January-March 2006: All station platforms modified to serve low-floor vehicles.

  • 1 April 2006: Low-floor trains enter service. Last departure time brought forward 30 minutes.

  • 16 December 2007: Daytime shuttle trains begin service between Fukui-Ekimae and Tawaramachi.


On March 25, 2010, Sports-Kōen Station was established between the Nishi-Takefu and Iehisa stations. At the same time, five stations were renamed: Takefu-Shin to Echizen-Takefu; Nishi-Takefu to Kitago; Kami-Sabae to Sundome-Nishi; Fukui-Shin to Sekijūjimae; and Saibanshomae to Jin'ai-Joshikōkō.[3][4]



Station list



  • All stations are located in Fukui Prefecture.

  • Express (急行) and Sub Express (区間急行) trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "|". Local trains stop at all stations.

  • Staff:

    • ◎ - Present all day

    • ○ - Present except early mornings and late nights

    • ◇ - Present during peak hours only

    • △ - Present during holidays only

    • × - Unstaffed

    • ※ - Present during events only
















































































































































































































































































Station
Japanese
Distance (km)
Sub Express
Express
Staff
Transfers
Location
Between
Stations
Total

Echizen-Takefu
越前武生
-
0.0




West Japan Railway Company (JR West): Hokuriku Main Line (Takefu)

Echizen

Kitago
北府
0.6
0.6


×
 

Sports Kōen
スポーツ公園
1.1
1.7


×
 

Iehisa
家久
0.7
2.4


×
 

Sundome Nishi
サンドーム西
1.7
4.1


×
 

Sabae

Nishi-Sabae
西鯖江
1.2
5.3



 

Nishiyama-Kōen
西山公園
0.7
6.0



 

Mizuochi
水落
1.3
7.3


×
 

Shinmei
神明
1.2
8.5



 

Tobanaka
鳥羽中
1.2
9.7


×
 

Sanjūhassha
三十八社
1.2
10.9


×
 

Fukui

Taichō no Sato
泰澄の里
1.3
12.2


×
 

Asōzu
浅水
0.8
13.0



 

Harmony Hall
ハーモニーホール
0.8
13.8


×
 

Seimei
清明
1.1
14.9


×
 

Ebata
江端
0.6
15.5


×
 

Bell-mae
ベル前
0.6
16.1



 

Hanandō
花堂
0.8
16.9


×
 

Sekijūjimae
赤十字前
0.9
17.8



 

Shokokaigishomae
商工会議所前
0.6
18.4


×
 

Asuwayamakoenguchi
足羽山公園口
0.5
18.9


×
 

Fukui Castle Ruins-daimyomachi
福井城址大名町
0.7
19.6



 

Fukui-eki
福井駅
0.5
20.1


×
JR West: Hokuriku Main Line (Fukui)
Echizen Railway: Katsuyama Eiheiji Line (Fukui)

Jin'ai Joshikōkō
仁愛女子高校
0.6*
20.2
 

×
 

Tawaramachi
田原町
0.7
20.9
 

×
Echizen Railway: Mikuni Awara Line (Some direct for Washizuka-Haribara)

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  • Note that distances for Jin'ai Joshikōkō and Tawaramachi Stations are measured from Shiyakushomae Station.[1]



References





  1. ^ abcdefghijkl Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways). Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcd 今井恵介監修『日本鉄道旅行地図 6号 北信越』新潮社、2008年、p.25


  3. ^ 福武線に新駅「スポーツ公園駅」 来月25日開業--今年3月 /福井 Fukui Shimbun, February 19, 2010. (in Japanese)


  4. ^ 平成22年3月25日 ダイヤ改正! Fukui Railway. (in Japanese)




External links



  • Fukui Railway (in Japanese)



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