Echizen-Shinbo Station

36°04′50″N 136°15′05″E / 36.080494°N 136.251293°E / 36.080494; 136.251293Operated byEchizen RailwayLine(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line Distance3.4 km from FukuiPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedStation codeE5WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 17, 1916

Location
Echizen-Shinbo Station Location within Japan

Echizen-Shinbo Station (越前新保駅, Echizen-shinbo-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Echizen-Shinbo Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Echizen-Kaihotsu		Local		Oiwakeguchi

The station was opened on April 17, 1916. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

• The station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.
• Other points of interest include:
  • National Route 8 - Fukui Bypass
  • National Route 416
  • Fukui Prefectural Fukui Nōrin Senior High School
  • Fukui Circulatory Hospital
  • Fukui Aiiku Hospital

• List of railway stations in Japan

Media related to Echizen-Shimbo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)