Echizen-Kaihotsu Station

Echizen-Kaihotsu Station (越前開発駅, Echizen-kaihotsu-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Echizen-Kaihotsu Station 越前開発駅
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station in October 2005
General information
Location	1 Kaihotsu-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0842 Japan
Coordinates	36°04′32″N 136°14′30″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	2.4 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	E4
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 20, 1932
Location Echizen-Kaihotsu Station Location within Japan

Lines

Echizen-Kaihotsu Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 2.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform connected to the station building by a level crossing, serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed only during the peak period of 7:00-10:00 and 16:00-20:00.

Adjacent stations

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

History

The station was opened on August 20, 1932. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. One of the tracks at the station was removed on September 27, 2015.

Surrounding area

• The station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.
• Other points of interest include:
  • National Route 8 - Fukui Bypass
  • Fukui City Keimō Elementary School
  • Fukui Labor Standards Office
  • JOYFUL FUKUI Spa
  • Natural Hot Spring Gokurakuyū, Fukui Branch

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Echizen-Kaihotsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)