Nishi-Nagata Station
Nishi-Nagata Station 西長田駅 | |
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Nishi-Nagata Station | |
Location |
20 Nishi-Nagata, Harue-chō, Sakai, Fukui (福井県坂井市春江町西長田20) Japan |
Operated by | Echizen Railway |
Line(s) | Mikuni Awara Line |
Connections |
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History | |
Opened | 1928 |
Nishi-Nagata Station (西長田駅 Nishi-nagata-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Station
All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Nishi-Nagata Station. There are three tracks with one island and one side platform. The station is staffed except during early mornings and late nights on weekdays.
Surrounding area
- The area is mostly rice fields with scattered farming settlements. Fukui Prefectural Route 5 is 300 meters west.
- Other points of interest include:
- Sakai City Ōishi Elementary School
- Yurinosato Park
History
- December 20, 1928: Station opens.
- June 15, 1931: Maruoka Railway opens between Nishi-Nagata and Kami-Shinjō stations.
- September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
- December 1, 1944: Keifuku Electric Railway absorbs Maruoka Railway.
- July 11, 1968: Maruoka Line abolished.
- 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°09′13″N 136°12′23″E / 36.153596°N 136.20639°E
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