Echizen-Takefu Station (JR West)
Echizen-Takefu Station (越前たけふ駅, Echizen-takefu-eki)[1][2] is a railway station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, in Echizen, Fukui, Japan, to be operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is expected to open on 16 March 2024.[3][4]
Echizen-Takefu Station 越前たけふ駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Echizen, Fukui Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Hokuriku Shinkansen (Opens on 16 March 2024) | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 16 March 2024 (scheduled) | ||||||||||
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  Echizen-Takefu Station Location within Fukui Prefecture  Echizen-Takefu Station Echizen-Takefu Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
History
The station's name is currently being used by Fukui Railway's Echizen-Takefu Station, however the Shinkansen station will inherit the name "Echizen-Takefu Station" while Fukui Railway's station will revert to "Takefu-Shin Station" (last changed in 2010).
Lines
Echizen-Takefu Station will be served by the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen when the line is extended west of Kanazawa to Tsuruga on 16 March 2024, with direct services to and from Tokyo.[5]
Surrounding area
- Takefu Interchange, on the Hokuriku Expressway[6]
- National Route 8
- Takefu Station (Hokuriku Main Line), approximately 5 km west
- Echizen-Takefu Station (Fukui Railway Fukubu Line), approximately 5 km west
- Echizen City Office
- Jin-ai University
- Fukui Prefectural Takefu Higashi Senior High School
- Manyo Junior High School
- Kitahino Elementary School
- Kitashinjo Elementary School
See also
References
- About new station name
- About new station name from Chunichi News
- "あと１年 第２部（３）新駅の課題" [One year to go Part 2 (3) Issues facing new stations]. Yomiuri Online. The Yomiuri Shimbun. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- About time of opening a new station
- "北陸新幹線 金沢—敦賀間の開業日が2024年3月16日に決定 〜運行計画の概要を発表〜" [Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension to Tsuruga to Open on 16 March 2024]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- "ルート図" [Route map]. Fukui Prefecture. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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