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Kitago Station (北府駅, Kitago-eki) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Kitago Station 北府駅
Kitago Station entrance
General information
Location	2-3-20 Kitago, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken 915-0802 Japan
Coordinates	35°54′36″N 136°10′00″E
Operated by	Fukui Railway
Line(s)	■ Fukubu Line
Distance	0.6 km from Echizen-Takefu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	F1
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 23, 1924
Previous names	Nishi-Takefu (to 2010)
Location
Kitago Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kitago Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line, and is located 0.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Takefu.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected to the wooden station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended, but there is a public telephone and vending machine available.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Echizen-Takefu		Local		Sports Kōen

History

The station opened on February 23, 1924, as Nishi-Takefu Station (西武生駅, Nishi-Takefu-eki) and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.[1]

Surrounding area

• Fukui Railway company headquarters
• Fukui Railway train maintenance facility and bus depot
• Takefu High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kitago Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)

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