Mikuni-Minato Station

Mikuni-Minato Station
Mikuni-Minato Station
三国港駅
Mikuni-minato sta02n4592.jpg
Mikuni-Minato Station entrance
Location
Prefecture Fukui
(See other stations in Fukui)
City Sakai
Neighborhood etc. 1-16-1 Shuku, Mikuni-chō
Postal Code 913-0056
(in Japanese) 福井県坂井市三国町宿1-16-1
History
Year opened 1914
Rail services
Operator(s) Echizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
Aiga bus inv.svg There is a bus stop near this station

Mikuni-Minato Station (三国港駅 Mikuni-minato-eki?) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

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Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Mikuni-Minato Station. The station is unstaffed, but there is a waiting area inside the wooden station building.

Surrounding area

  • To the south lies the mouth of the Kuzuryū River, which empties into the Sea of Japan. The port of Mikuni and some beaches are also nearby.
  • Prefectural Route 7 runs in front of the station. National Route 305 lies across the river.
  • Other points of interest include:
    • Mikuni Sunset Beach
    • Mikuni Hot Spring Yuaport
    • Mikuni Morning Market
    • Mikuni Yacht Harbor
    • Mikuni Sports Park
    • Takidanji Temple

History

  • July 1, 1914: Station opens as a JGR (later JNR) freight terminal.
  • December 15, 1927: Regular passenger operations begin.
  • October 11, 1944: JGR operations cease; Keifuku Electric Railway reopens the station as the terminus of the Mikuni Awara Line. Station continues as a JGR freight terminal.
  • March 1, 1972: JNR station closed.
  • 1981: Station becomes unstaffed.
  • June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
  • August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations


Coordinates: 36°13′13″N 136°08′24″E / 36.220285°N 136.140072°E / 36.220285; 136.140072