Echizen-Takehara Station

Echizen-Takehara Station (越前竹原駅, Echizen-takehara-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line train station located in the town of Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Echizen-Takehara Station

越前竹原駅
Echizen-Takehara Station in May 2009
General information
Location2 Takehara, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1305
Japan
Coordinates36°04′26″N 136°24′47″E
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance19.3 km from Fukui
Platforms2 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 11, 1914
Previous namesIchiarakawa (until 1955)
Location
Echizen-Takehara Station is located in Japan
Echizen-Takehara Station
Echizen-Takehara Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Echizen-Takehara Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui. Between Echizenguchi and Katsuyama, trains generally pass one another at this station.

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
Sannō   Local   Kobunato

History

Echizen-Takehara Station was opened on February 11, 1914 as Ichiarakawa Station (市荒川駅, Ichiarakawa-eki). The station was relocated approximately 300 meters west on September 1, 1955 and renamed Echizen-Takehara Station. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area
  • The station faces Fukui Prefectural Route 255 and a small group of houses on the other side of the road. Behind the station are rice fields.
  • Other points of interest include:
    • Ninki-no-Sato
    • Kamishii Bunka Kaikan Sun-Sun Hall
    • Eiheiji Municipal Library, Kamishii Branch

See also

Media related to Echizen-Takehara Station at Wikimedia Commons


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