Matsuoka Station

Matsuoka Station (松岡駅, Matsuoka-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the town of Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Matsuoka Station 松岡駅
Matsuoka Station in April 2015
General information
Location	1 Matsuoka-Shinmei, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1117 Japan
Coordinates	36°05′38″N 136°18′07″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	8.4 km from Fukui
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	E10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 11, 1914
Location Matsuoka Station Location within Japan

Lines

Matsuoka Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 8.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed. The wooden station building is protected by the government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Kannonmachi		Express		Eiheijiguchi (in direction of Fukui only)
Kannonmachi		Local		Shiizakai

History

Matsuoka Station was opened on February 11, 1914. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• The station is in the midst of a residential and commercial area on the edge of Eiheiji Town's central area.
• Eiheiji Town Hall is a short distance west of the station.
• National Route 416 passes to the south.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Matsuoka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)