Eiheijiguchi Station

Eiheijiguchi Station (永平寺口駅, Eiheijiguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line in the town of Eiheiji, Fukui, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Echizen Railway.

Eiheijiguchi Station

永平寺口駅
Eiheijiguchi Station
Location9 Higashi-Furuichi, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1212
Japan
Coordinates36°05′45″N 136°19′36″E
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance10.9 km from Fukui
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeE12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 11, 1914
Previous namesEiheiji; Higashi-Furuichi (until 2003)
Location
Eiheijiguchi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Eiheijiguchi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 10.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed. The original station building from 1914 has been preserved as a community centre.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Matsuoka   Express   Sannō
Shiizakai   Local   Shimoshii

History

Eiheijiguchi Station was opened on February 11, 1914 as Eiheiji Station (永平寺駅, Eiheiji-eki). On the Eiheiji Railway opened the Eiheijiguchi — Eiheijimon-Mae section, with through trains from Shin-Fukui to Eiheijimon-Mae operating from April 26, 1926. The station was renamed to its present name on January 1, 1927. On December 10, 1929 the Eiheiji Railway Kanazu (now Awaraonsen) — Eiheijiguchi section opened. On December 1, 1944 the line was transferred to the Keifuku Electric Railway and the station was renamed Higashi-Furuichi (東古市駅, Higashi-Furuichi-eki). The Kanazu to Higashi-Furuichi section was closed on September 18, 1969. On December 17, 2000, two trains collided just east of the station due to a brake malfunction.

Operations were halted from June 25, 2001 due to a second accident. The spy line to Eiheiji was closed from October 21, 2001. The station was renamed back to its present name on October 21, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. A new station building as completed on April 11, 2014 [2]

Surrounding area
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See also

References
  1. 私鉄史ハンドブック（和久田康雄 著、電気車研究会、1993年） Private Railway History Handbook, Denkishakenkyukai, 1993.
  2. Eiheiji town home page

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