is a

JR West , 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, ...

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in the city of Fukui,

Fukui Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

Lines

Ichijōdani Station is served by the

Hokuriku Main Line The Hokuriku Main Line () is a railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui. The line formerly extended as far as Naoetsu Station in ...

, and is located 8.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 10.9 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Ichijōdani Station opened on December 15, 1960. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station was closed from July 18, 2004 to June 30, 2007 due to damages to the tracks following torrential rains, and services were temporality replaced by a bus service.

Surrounding area

* Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins. The lower gate is about 5 min walk from the station and the center of village is about 30 min. Free shuttle bus service''Asakura-Yumemaru'' from Ichijodani Asakura Family Site Museum is also available on weekends to reach the directly to the center of village. * Fukui Prefectural Ichijodani Asakura Family Site Museum. Temporally closed now for relocation to a new and larger building, planned to open in October 2022. * Asuwa River

Local Transport

*Asakura Shiryokan-mae (Entrance to Asakura Family Site Museum) bus stop. Keifuku Bus Route 62 Togo Line, Route 55/59 Ono Line, free shuttle "Asakura Yumemaru-go". *

Bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered transport, human-powered or motorized bicycle, motor-assisted, bicycle pedal, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two bicycle wheel, wheels attached to a ...

rental. Bicycles can be rented at the Ichijodani Asakura Family Site Museum. However, the museum is closed until October 2022.

References

External links

* Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1960 Etsumi-Hoku Line Buildings and structures in Fukui (city) {{Fukui-railstation-stub