Nishi-Betsuin Station

Nishi-Betsuin Station 西別院駅
File:Nishibetsuin-Station.jpg Nishi-Betsuin Station entrance
Location	3 Matsumoto, Fukui, Fukui （福井県福井市松本3丁目） Japan
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Mikuni Awara Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1929

Nishi-Betsuin Station (西別院駅, Nishi-betsuin-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Nishi-Betsuin Station. The station is staffed during morning and evening hours only.

Surrounding area

• The area is primarily residential, with high-rise apartment buildings and homes lining the streets.
• The name of the station refers to the nearby Nishi-Honganji Temple, Fukui Branch ("betsuin").
• Other points of interest include:
  • Japan Self-Defense Force Fukui Provincial Cooperation Office
  • Fukui Prefecture governmental building (agricultural and tax offices)
  • Fukuiken Shokuinkaikan
  • Fukui City Fire Department Naka Fire Station

History

• April 1, 1929: 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.
• July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.