Nishi-Harue Station

Nishi-Harue Station 西春江駅
Nishi-Harue Station
Location	16 Hondō, Harue-chō, Sakai, Fukui （福井県坂井市春江町本堂16） Japan
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Mikuni Awara Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1928

Nishi-Harue Station (西春江駅 Nishi-Harue-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Nishi-Harue Station. There are two tracks serving two side platforms, and the station is unstaffed.

Surrounding area

• The station is at the center of a small cluster of residences and shops. Fukui Prefectural Route 102 lies to the south.
• The general-aviation Fukui Airport is located roughly 1.5 kilometers east.

History

• December 30, 1928: 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.
• July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°08′21″N 136°12′23″E / 36.139176°N 136.206323°E