Nakatsuno Station (中角駅, Nakatsuno-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Nakatsuno Station

中角駅
Nakatsuno Station in October 2007
General information
Location49 Nakatsuno-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0103
Japan
Coordinates36°06′05″N 136°12′16″E / 36.101252°N 136.20458°E / 36.101252; 136.20458
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
Distance5.9 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE31
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 20, 1928
Location
Nakatsuno Station is located in Fukui Prefecture
Nakatsuno Station
Nakatsuno Station
Location within Fukui Prefecture
Nakatsuno Station is located in Japan
Nakatsuno Station
Nakatsuno Station
Nakatsuno Station (Japan)

Lines

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Nakatsuno Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 5.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

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 »
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Nittazuka   Local   Washizuka-Haribara

History

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Nakatsuno Station was opened on December 20, 1928. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on August 10, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

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  • The station is located on the northern embankment of the Kuzuryū River; further north of it are rice fields.
  • Approximately one kilometer east are Jin-ai Women's College and Amaike Riverside Park; however, JR West Morita Station is closer to both.

See also

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  Media related to Nakatsuno Station at Wikimedia Commons