Echizen-Shimabashi Station

Echizen-Shimabashi Station (越前島橋駅, Echizen-shimabashi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Echizen-Shimabashi Station 越前島橋駅
Echizen-Shimabashi Station in May 2009
Location	Nakanogō-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0816 Japan
Coordinates	36°05′24″N 136°16′38″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	6.0 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E8
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 11, 1919
Previous names	Shimabashi (until 1934)
Location
Echizen-Shimabashi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echizen-Shimabashi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 6.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Fujishima		Local		Kannonmachi

History

The station was opened on February 11, 1919 as Shimabashi Station (島橋駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1934. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• The station is on the edge of a cluster of homes but otherwise is surrounded by fields.
• The Hokuriku Expressway passes overhead to the east, with the Fukui-Kita interchange to the south. However, access to the station from the expressway is difficult and not recommended.
• Other points of interest include:
• National Route 416
  • University of Fukui, Main Campus (1 km north)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Echizen-Shimabashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)