Echizen-Tōgō Station

Echizen-Tōgō Station (越前東郷駅, Echizen-Tōgō-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

Echizen-Tōgō Station

越前東郷駅
Echizen-Tōgō Station in 2001
General information
Location34-4 Tōgōnikacho, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture 910-2165
Japan
Coordinates36°01′06″N 136°16′25″E / 36.018232°N 136.273556°E / 36.018232; 136.273556
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance5.7 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1960
Location
Echizen-Tōgō Station is located in Japan
Echizen-Tōgō Station
Echizen-Tōgō Station
Location within Japan
Train at platform of Echizen-Tōgō Station

Lines

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Echizen-Tōgō Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 5.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 8.3 kilometers from Fukui.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level island platform; however, one side is a dead-headed siding, and the other side serves single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Etsumi Hoku Line
Asuwa   Local   Ichijōdani

History

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Echizen-Tōgō Station opened on December 15, 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station was closed from July 18, 2004 to June 30, 2007 due to damages to the tracks following torrential rains, and services were temporality replaced by a bus service.

Surrounding area

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  • Fukui Tōgō Elementary School
  • Site of Makiyama Castle

See also

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  Media related to Echizen-Tōgō Station at Wikimedia Commons