Echizen-Takehara Station

36°04′26″N 136°24′47″E / 36.073947°N 136.413063°E / 36.073947; 136.413063Operated byEchizen RailwayLine(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line Distance19.3 km from FukuiPlatforms2 island platformTracks2Other informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeE18WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 11, 1914Previous namesIchiarakawa (until 1955)

Location
Echizen-Takehara Station Location within Japan

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.

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Echizen-Takehara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)