Echizen-Shimabashi Station

Echizen-Shimabashi Station (越前島橋駅, Echizen-shimabashi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Echizen-Shimabashi Station

越前島橋駅
Echizen-Shimabashi Station in May 2009
General information
LocationNakanogō-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0816
Japan
Coordinates36°05′24″N 136°16′38″E / 36.09°N 136.277145°E / 36.09; 136.277145
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s) Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance6.0 km from Fukui
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE8
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 11, 1919
Previous namesShimabashi (until 1934)
Location
Echizen-Shimabashi Station is located in Japan
Echizen-Shimabashi Station
Echizen-Shimabashi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Echizen-Shimabashi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 6.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Higashi-Fujishima   Local   Kannonmachi

History

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The station was opened on February 11, 1919 as Shimabashi Station (島橋駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1934. 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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  • The station is on the edge of a cluster of homes but otherwise is surrounded by fields.
  • The Hokuriku Expressway passes overhead to the east, with the Fukui-Kita interchange to the south. However, access to the station from the expressway is difficult and not recommended.
  • Other points of interest include:
  •   National Route 416

See also

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  Media related to Echizen-Shimabashi Station at Wikimedia Commons