Sekijūjimae Station

Sekijūjimae Station (赤十字前駅) is a Fukui Railway Fukubu Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Sekijūjimae Station is served by the Fukui Railway Fukubu Line and is located 17.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takefu-shin.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the two-story station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed between 7:10 and 19:30.

History
The station opened on July 26, 1925 as Fukui-Shi Station (福井市駅). It was relocated 400 meters to the south and renamed Fukui-Shin Station (福井新 on March 20, 1933, 駅). and was renamed to the present name on March 25, 2010.

Surrounding area

 * Long a suburb of Fukui, the area is mostly residential.
 * To the east lies Minami-Fukui Freight Terminal on the Hokuriku Main Line, which is connected to Sekijūjimae Station by a tunnel.
 * Other points of interest include:
 * Fukui Minori Post Office
 * Fukui Red Cross Hospital
 * Fukui Higashi School for the Disabled, Tsukimi Campus
 * Fukui Red Cross Blood Center
 * Fukui Municipal Minori Elementary School
 * Fukui Municipal Kida Elementary School
 * Fukui Municipal Meirin Junior High School