Echizen-Kaihotsu Station
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station (越前開発駅, Echizen-kaihotsu-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station 越前開発駅 | |
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Echizen-Kaihotsu Station in October 2005 | |
Location | 1 Kaihotsu-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0842 Japan |
Coordinates | 36°04′32″N 136°14′30″E |
Operated by | |
Line(s) | ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line |
Distance | 2.4 km from Fukui |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | E4 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | August 20, 1932 |
Location | |
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station Location within Japan |
Lines
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 2.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform connected to the station building by a level crossing, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed only during the peak period of 7:00-10:00 and 16:00-20:00.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | ||||
Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Fukuiguchi | Local | Echizen-Shinbo |
History
The station was opened on August 20, 1932. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. One of the tracks at the station was removed on September 27, 2015.[1]
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
See also
References
- 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)