Sabae Station 鯖江駅
Sabae Station in May 2010
General information
Location	1-2 Hinodechō, Sabae-shi, Fukui-ken, 916-0053 Japan
Coordinates	35°56′35″N 136°11′19″E / 35.943183°N 136.188712°E / 35.943183; 136.188712
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	86.2 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 July 1896
Passengers
FY2016	2263 daily
Location
Sabae Station Location within Japan

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).^[1]

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

Adjacent stations

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.

Future plans

Effective the 16 March 2024 timetable revision, the conventional line station is to be transferred to the Hapi-Line Fukui Line due to the opening of the western extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Kanazawa to Tsuruga.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,263 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Hirose Hospital
• Site of Sabae Domain jin'ya