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).
Platform Line Direction Destination Side platform Fukubu Line Up Ebata Station Fukubu Line Down Hanandō Station
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 Line Preceding station Distance Following station Fukui Railway Fukubu Line Ebata Station (F15) 0.6 km Hanandō Station (F17)
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