Sabae Station
# Sabae Station

Sabae Station (鯖江駅, Sabae-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the Hinodecho neighbourhood of the city of Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Sabae Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 86.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

## 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.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Fukui and Kanazawa |
| - | - | - |
| 2, 3 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Tsuruga and Maibara |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Hokuriku Main Line |||||
| Fukui | Limited Express Thunderbird | Takefu |
| Fukui | Rapid | Takefu |
| Kita-Sabae | Local | Takefu |

## 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.

## 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
