Kowashōzu Station (小和清水駅, Kowashōzu-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

Kowashōzu Station

小和清水駅
Kowashōzu Station in August 2007
General information
LocationKowashozucho, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture 910-2212
Japan
Coordinates36°01′03″N 136°21′04″E / 36.017376°N 136.351125°E / 36.017376; 136.351125
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance14.6 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1960
Location
Kowashōzu Station is located in Japan
Kowashōzu Station
Kowashōzu Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Kowashōzu Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 14.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 17.2 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
Ichinami   Local   Miyama

History

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Kowashōzu 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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See also

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  Media related to Kowashōzu Station at Wikimedia Commons