Higashi-Fujishima Station

Higashi-Fujishima Station (東藤島駅, Higashi-Fujishima-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Higashi-Fujishima Station

東藤島駅
Higashi-Fujishima Station in May 2009
General information
Location48 Fujishima-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0827
Japan
Coordinates36°05′12″N 136°16′11″E / 36.086687°N 136.26981°E / 36.086687; 136.26981
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s) Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance5.3 km from Fukui
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE7
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 11, 1914
Previous namesFujishima (to 1929)
Location
Higashi-Fujishima Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Fujishima Station
Higashi-Fujishima Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Kannonmachi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 5.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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

History

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The station opened on February 11, 1914 as Fujishima Station (藤島駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1929. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

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  • There is a cluster of homes and businesses around the station, with rice fields further away. Fukui City Higashi-Fujishima Elementary School is across the street.
  • Fukui Prefectural Route 164 is outside the station's east exit;   National Route 416 passes to the south.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Higashi-Fujishima Station | Elementary School | -NA-". jp.top10place.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
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