is a railway station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, in

Echizen, Fukui is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,078 in 20.341 households and the population density of 360 persons per km². The total area of the city was . The modern city of Echizen was establis ...

, Japan, operated by

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

(JR West). It opened on 16 March 2024 with the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to .About time of opening a new station
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History

The station's name is currently being used by Fukui Railway's

Echizen-Takefu Station is a railway station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, in Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It opened on 16 March 2024 with the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to . ew source needed? History The station's n ...

, 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). Its tentative name was Nan'etsu Station. Nanetsu Station 2019

Lines

Echizen-Takefu Station is served by the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen when the line was extended west of to on 16 March 2024, with direct services to and from .

Surrounding area

* Takefu Interchange, on the Hokuriku Expressway * National Route 8 *

Takefu Station is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Echizen, Fukui, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Takefu Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 81.0 kilometers from the terminus ...

( Hokuriku Main Line), approximately 5 km west *

( Fukui Railway Fukubu Line), approximately 5 km west * Echizen City Office *

Jin-ai University is a private university in Echizen, Fukui, Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Japanese Buddhism. The predecessor of the school was established in 1898, and it was accredited as a university in 2010. Refe ...

* Fukui Prefectural Takefu Higashi Senior High School * Manyo Junior High School * Kitahino Elementary School * Kitashinjo Elementary School

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nanetsu Station Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture Hokuriku Shinkansen Stations of West Japan Railway Company Proposed railway stations in Japan Echizen, Fukui Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024

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