Echizen-Yakushi Station

Echizen-Yakushi Station (越前薬師駅, Echizen-Yakushi-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

Echizen-Yakushi Station

越前薬師駅
Echizen-Yakushi Station in August 2009
General information
Location30 Yakushicho, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture 910-2339
Japan
Coordinates36°00′19″N 136°23′04″E / 36.005293°N 136.384333°E / 36.005293; 136.384333
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance19.5 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1960
Location
Echizen-Yakushi Station is located in Japan
Echizen-Yakushi Station
Echizen-Yakushi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Echizen-Yakushi Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 19.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 12.1 kilometers from Fukui.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Etsumi Hoku Line
Miyama   Local   Echizen-Ōmiya

History

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Echizen-Yakushi 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.

Surrounding area

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See also

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  Media related to Echizen-Yakushi Station at Wikimedia Commons