Shimoshii Station

Shimoshii Station (下志比駅, Shimoshii-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line train station located in the town of Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Shimoshii Station 下志比駅
Shimoshii Station
General information
Location	12 Taniguchi, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1214 Japan
Coordinates	36°05′26″N 136°20′11″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	11.9 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1951
Location Shimoshii Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shimoshii Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 11.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Eiheijiguchi		Local		Kōmyōji

History

Shimoshii Station was opened on December 15, 1951. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• This station is surrounded by scattered homes and rice fields.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Shii Post Office
  • National Route 416

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shimoshii Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)