Nishi-Nagata Station
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is an Echizen Railway
Mikuni Awara Line
railway station
located in Sakai
, Fukui Prefecture
, Japan
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Echizen Railway
is a railway company located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line between Fukui and Katsuyama and the Mikuni Awara Line between Fukui and Sakai.-History:...
Mikuni Awara Line
Mikuni Awara Line
The is a railway line operated by Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line stretches 27.8 km from the city of Fukui to Sakai with a total of 22 stations. It was operated by Keifuku Electric Railway until 2001; Echizen Railway took over the line in 2003....
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Train station
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located in Sakai
Sakai, Fukui
is a city located in Fukui, Japan. It lies to the north of Fukui City. It was founded on March 20, 2006, by the merger of the towns of Harue, Maruoka, Mikuni, and Sakai of the former Sakai District, which was dissolved in this merger....
, Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
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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.