Nishiharue Heartopia Station was opened on December 30, 1928, as Nishiharue Station (西春江駅, Nishiharue-eki). On September 1, 1942, the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003, as an Echizen Railway station. The station was renamed to its present name on March 25, 2017.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
The station is at the center of a small cluster of residences and shops. Fukui Prefectural Route 102 lies to the south.
The general-aviation Fukui Airport is located roughly 1.5 kilometers east.
^Fukui Railway; Echizen Railway (February 22, 2017). 平成29年春ダイヤ改正等の概要について [Outline of Spring 2017 Timetable Revisions] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original(PDF) on February 24, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^O-5.地方鉄道輸送状況(乗車1日平均) [Regional Railway Passenger Figures (daily average)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sakai City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.