Oiwakeguchi Station (追分口駅, Oiwakeguchi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Oiwakeguchi Station 追分口駅 | |
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 Oiwakeguchi Station in May 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 13 Kami-Nakamachi, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0826 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°04′57″N 136°15′41″E / 36.082436°N 136.261497°E |
| Operated by |  Echizen Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line |
| Distance | 4.4 km from Fukui |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | E6 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | May 13, 1915 |
| Location | |
  Oiwakeguchi Station Location within Japan | |
Lines edit
Oiwakeguchi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 4.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Echizen-Shinbo | Local | Higashi-Fujishima | ||
History edit
The station was opened on May 13, 1915. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.
Surrounding area edit
- To the north of the station is an industrial park; to the south, homes and rice fields.
National Route 416 passes to the south.
See also edit
External links edit
Media related to Oiwakeguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)