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Mikuni Jinja Station

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Operated by
  
Echizen Railway

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Mikuni Awara Line

Opened
  
1930

Mikuni-Jinja Station

Location
  
7-2-3 Mikuni-Higashi, Mikuni-chō, Sakai, Fukui （福井県坂井市三国町三国東7-2-3） Japan

Similar
  
Mizui Station, Mikuni Station, Shimo‑Hyōgo Station, Mikuni‑Minato Station, Nishi‑Nagata Station

Mikuni-Jinja Station (三国神社駅, Mikuni-Jinja-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

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Station

Only local trains serve Mikuni-Jinja Station. There is one track serving a single platform, and the station is unstaffed.

Surrounding area

  • Central Mikuni stretches from this station to Mikuni-Minato Station. However, most government facilities are clustered around this station. These include:
  • Kanazawa Regional Taxation Bureau, Mikuni Tax Office
  • Sakai City Hall, Mikuni Branch Office
  • Reihoku Fire Department, Reihoku Mikuni Fire Station
  • Fukui Prefectural Police, Sakai West Police Station
  • Other points of interest include:
  • Sakai Municipal Mikuni Hospital
  • Sakai City Mikuni Junior High School
  • Sakai City Mikuni South Elementary School
  • Mikuni Gymnasium

    • History

  • July 1, 1930: Station opens.
  • September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
  • June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
  • August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

    • References

    Mikuni-Jinja Station Wikipedia
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