Bell-mae Station

Bell-mae Station ベル前駅
Station building
General information
Location	1-chōme-11 Hanandōminami, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	36°2′1″N 136°12′50″E / 36.03361°N 136.21389°E / 36.03361; 136.21389
System	Railway station
Operator	Fukui Railway
Line	Fukui Railway Fukubu Line
Distance	16.1 km from Takefu-Shin Station
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Station code	F16
History
Opened	October 1, 1989
Passengers
391 daily (2019)
Location

Bell-mae Station (ベル前駅, Bellmae-eki) is a railway station on the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line operated by Fukui Railway in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The station is numbered F16.

History

• October 1, 1989: Opened as Hanado Minami Station (花堂南駅).
• April 15, 1993: Renamed Bell-mae Station.
• March 25, 2010: Became a stop for express trains as part of a timetable revision.
• 2016: Began operations for direct services to Echizen Railway's Mikuni Awara Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving one track. It is an at-grade station. Staff are only present during some daytime hours (10:00 am to 3:00 pm).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 391 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Shopping City Bell, a shopping center in front of the station that the name "Bell" refers to.
• Hokuriku Electric Power Matsuoka Substation
• Fukui South Police Station (福井南警察署)
• National Route 8

Adjacent stations

References