Sabae Station

Sabae Station (鯖江駅) is a railway station on the Hapi-Line Fukui Line in the neighborhood of Hinodecho, Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hapi-Line Fukui.

Lines
Sabae Station is served by the Hapi-Line Fukui Line, and is located 40.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Sabae Station opened on 15 July 1896. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2024, the conventional line station was transferred to the Hapi-Line Fukui Line due to the opening of the western extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Hirose Hospital
 * Site of Sabae Domain jin'ya