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
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station in October 2005
General information
Location1 Kaihotsu-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0842
Japan
Coordinates36°04′32″N 136°14′30″E / 36.075556°N 136.241667°E / 36.075556; 136.241667
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s) Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance2.4 km from Fukui
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeE4
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 20, 1932
Location
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station is located in Japan
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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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

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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

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« Service »
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Fukuiguchi   Local   Echizen-Shinbo

History

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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