Nakatsuno Station

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
Location	49 Nakatsuno-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0103 Japan
Coordinates	36°06′05″N 136°12′16″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	5.9 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E31
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 20, 1928
Location Nakatsuno Station Location within Fukui Prefecture Nakatsuno Station Nakatsuno Station (Japan)

Lines

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

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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

History

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

• 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nakatsuno Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)