Fukuiguchi Station was opened on February 11, 1914. The line was extended between Fukuiguchi — Awara (now ) on December 30, 1928. 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 July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. There were two island platforms and one other platform with a total of five tracks. On September 27, 2015 the station moved to temporary facilities
