Fukui Railway Fukubu Line

History

• 23 February 1924: Fukubu Electric Railway opens the Fukubu Line between and Heiei.
• 26 July 1925: Heiei - Fukui-Shin section opens.
• 5 June 1927: Sanjūhassha Station opens.
• 5 October 1927: Mizuochi Station opens; former transfer station for the Seiho Electric Railway.
• 13 August 1929: Kami-Sabae, Shimo-Sabae stations open.
• 15 October 1933: Fukui-Shin - section opens.
• 1 October 1935: Tobanaka Station opens; Nishi-Tobanaka Station closes.
• April 1939: Heiei Station is renamed Chūō Station.
• 1 April 1941: Express service begins.
• 1 August 1945: Fukubu Electric Railway merges with Seiho Electric Railway to form Fukui Railway.
• June 1946: Chūō Station renamed Shinmei Station.
• 12 July 1950: Hanandō - Fukui-Shin section double-tracked.
• 27 November 1950: Honmachi-dōri — Fukui-Shin section opens. Daimyōmachi Station is renamed Honmachi-dōri Station.
• 1 April 1962: Keyamachi Station moved and renamed Kōenguchi Station. Fujishima-Jinja-mae Station closes.
• 11 December 1964: Matsumoto-dōri Station closes. Saibanshomae Station moved towards Tawaramachi.
• 1 September 1969: Service between Hanandō, Fukui-Ekimae, and Tawaramachi abolished; all trains run through to Takefu-Shin Station.
• 2 October 1979: Freight services discontinued.
• 10 April 1980: Centralized traffic control introduced.
• 1 August 1985: Driver-only operation introduced on morning and evening services.
• 10 April 1987: Shimo-Sabae Station renamed Nishiyama-Kōen Station.
• 1 October 1989: Hanandō-Minami Station opens.
• 20 January 1993: All trains equipped with ATS.
• 15 April 1993: Hanandō-Minami Station renamed Bell-mae Station.
• 20 September 1997: Harmony Hall Station opens.
• 30 November 1998: Daytime service interval changed to 20 minutes.
• 15 July 2002: Honmachi-dōri Station closed.
• 1 December 2003: Part of Shiyakushomae — Fukui-Ekimae section single-tracked due to construction around Fukui Station.
• 30 September 2004: Semi-express service abolished.
• January–March 2006: All station platforms modified to serve low-floor vehicles.
• 1 April 2006: Low-floor trains enter service. Last departure time brought forward 30 minutes.
• 16 December 2007: Daytime shuttle trains begin service between Fukui-Ekimae and Tawaramachi.

Station list

• All stations are located in Fukui Prefecture.
• Express and Sub Express trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass those marked "｜". Local trains stop at all stations.
• Staff:
• * ◎ - Present all day
• * ○ - Present except early mornings and late nights
• * ◇ - Present during peak hours only
• * △ - Present during holidays only
• * × - Unstaffed
• * ※ - Present during events only
• Note that distances for Jin'ai Joshikōkō and Tawaramachi Stations are measured from Shiyakushomae Station.