Echizen-Kaihotsu Station

Echizen-Kaihotsu Station 越前開発駅
Echizen-Kaihotsu Station
Location	1 Kaihotsu-chō, Fukui, Fukui （福井県福井市開発町1） Japan
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Connections
History
Opened	1932

Echizen-Kaihotsu Station (越前開発駅 Echizen-kaihotsu-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Echizen-Kaihotsu Station. One track serves a single island platform, which was formerly (until September 2015) served by two tracks.^[1] The station is staffed between the peak periods of 7:00-10:00 and 16:00-20:00. The section between Fukuiguchi and this station was once double-tracked, but one track was closed on September 27, 2015.^[1] From this station to Katsuyama, the line is single-tracked from the beginning.

Surrounding area

• The station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.
• Other points of interest include:
  • National Route 8 - Fukui Bypass
  • Fukui City Keimō Elementary School
  • Fukui Labor Standards Office
  • JOYFUL FUKUI Spa
  • Natural Hot Spring Gokurakuyū, Fukui Branch

History

• August 20, 1932: Echizen-Kaihotsu Station opens.
• June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
• July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.
• September 27, 2015: Two tracks of the station reduced to one.^[1]

References

1. Echizen Railway (August 25, 2015). "駅移転および新駅設置に伴うダイヤ改正について" [Timetable revision due to relocation of stations and opening of new station] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2015.

Coordinates: 36°04′32″N 136°14′30″E / 36.075556°N 136.241667°E