Echizen-Kaihotsu Station
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station 越前開発駅 | |
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Echizen-Kaihotsu Station | |
Location |
1 Kaihotsu-chō, Fukui, Fukui (福井県福井市開発町1) Japan |
Operated by | Echizen Railway |
Line(s) | Katsuyama Eiheiji Line |
Connections |
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History | |
Opened | 1932 |
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station (越前開発駅 Echizen-kaihotsu-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Station
All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Echizen-Kaihotsu Station. One track serves a single island platform, which was formerly (until September 2015) served by two tracks.[1] The station is staffed between the peak periods of 7:00-10:00 and 16:00-20:00. The section between Fukuiguchi and this station was once double-tracked, but one track was closed on September 27, 2015.[1] From this station to Katsuyama, the line is single-tracked from the beginning.
Surrounding area
- The station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.
- Other points of interest include:
- National Route 8 - Fukui Bypass
- Fukui City Keimō Elementary School
- Fukui Labor Standards Office
- JOYFUL FUKUI Spa
- Natural Hot Spring Gokurakuyū, Fukui Branch
History
- August 20, 1932: Echizen-Kaihotsu Station opens.
- June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
- July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.
- September 27, 2015: Two tracks of the station reduced to one.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Echizen Railway (August 25, 2015). "駅移転および新駅設置に伴うダイヤ改正について" [Timetable revision due to relocation of stations and opening of new station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2015.
Coordinates: 36°04′32″N 136°14′30″E / 36.075556°N 136.241667°E
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