Kobunato Station

Kobunato Station (小舟渡駅, Kobunato-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line train station located in the town of Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Kobunato Station 小舟渡駅
Kobunato Station in May 2009
General information
Location	Fujimaki, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1303 Japan
Coordinates	36°04′32″N 136°26′02″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	21.2 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E19
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 11, 1914
Passengers
FY2016	8
Location
Kobunato Station Location within Japan

Lines

Kobunato Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 21.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Echizen-Takehara		Local		Hota

History

Kobunato Station was opened on March 11, 1914. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Since the station is nestled between hills to the south and the Kuzuryū River to the north, there are few structures of note. A bridge to the other side of the river is just west of the station.
• Fukui Prefectural Route 168 passes to the south.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kobunato Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)