Oiwakeguchi Station

Oiwakeguchi Station (追分口駅, Oiwakeguchi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Oiwakeguchi Station 追分口駅
Oiwakeguchi Station in May 2009
General information
Location	13 Kami-Nakamachi, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0826 Japan
Coordinates	36°04′57″N 136°15′41″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	4.4 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E6
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 13, 1915
Location Oiwakeguchi Station Location within Japan

Lines

Oiwakeguchi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 4.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

The station was opened on May 13, 1915. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• To the north of the station is an industrial park; to the south, homes and rice fields.
• National Route 416 passes to the south.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Oiwakeguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)