Eiheijiguchi Station
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is an Echizen Railway
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
railway station
located in Eiheiji
, Yoshida District
, Fukui Prefecture
, Japan
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Echizen Railway
is a railway company located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line between Fukui and Katsuyama and the Mikuni Awara Line between Fukui and Sakai.-History:...
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
The is a railway line operated by Echizen Railway in Fukui Prefecture. The line stretches 27.8 km from the city of Fukui to Katsuyama with a total of 23 stations. It was operated by Keifuku Electric Railway until 2001; Echizen Railway took over the line in 2003....
railway station
Train station
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located in Eiheiji
Eiheiji, Fukui
is a town located in Yoshida District, Fukui, Japan. It is named after the Eihei-ji temple.As of the 2010 national census, the town population is 20,641. The total area is 94.34 km²....
, Yoshida District
Yoshida District, Fukui
Yoshida is a district located in Fukui, Japan.As of October 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 20,766 and a density of 220.12 persons per km². The total area is 94.34 km².-Merger:...
, Fukui Prefecture
Fukui Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Fukui.- Prehistory :The Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, on the Sugiyama River within the city limits of Katsuyama, has yielded the Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis and Fukuisaurus tetoriensis as well as an unnamed...
, Japan
Japan
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Station
All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Eiheijiguchi Station. Three tracks serve two platforms, and the station is staffed. The station building is the original structure from 1914.Surrounding area
- This station is the closest to Eiheiji Temple. Visitors transfer to Keifuku or Eiheiji community buses at the stop in front of the station.
- Other points of interest include:
- Eiheiji Town Hall, Eiheiji Branch Office
- National Route 364
- National Route 416
- Kuzuryū River
History
- February 11, 1914: Eiheiji Station opens.
- September 16, 1925: Eiheiji Railway opens Eiheijiguchi — Eiheijimon-Mae section.
- April 26, 1926: Through trains from Shin-Fukui to Eiheijimon-Mae begin operating.
- January 1, 1927: Station renamed to Eiheijiguchi Station.
- December 10, 1929: Eiheiji Railway Kanazu (now ) — Eiheijiguchi section opens.
- December 1, 1944: Line transferred to Keifuku Electric Railway. Station renamed Higashi-Furuichi Station.
- September 18, 1969: Kanazu — Higashi-Furuichi section closed.
- December 17, 2000: Two trains collide just east of the station due to a brake malfunction.
- June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to a second accident on the Echizen Main Line.
- October 21, 1002: Eiheiji — Higashi-Furuichi section closed.
- February 20, 2003: Station renamed to Eiheijiguchi Station.
- July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.