Ōzeki Station (Fukui)

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Ōzeki Station
大関駅
Ōzeki Station
Location
Prefecture Fukui
(See other stations in Fukui)
City Sakai
Neighborhood etc. 30 Ōmi, Sakai-chō
Postal code919-0547
(in Japanese)福井県坂井市坂井町大味30
History
Year opened 1928
Rail services
Operator(s) Echizen Railway
Line(s) Mikuni Awara Line
There are no bus services at this station

Ōzeki Station (大関駅 Ōzeki-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Ōzeki Station. There are two tracks serving a single island platform, and the station is unstaffed. A piece of public art doubles as a roofed walkway between the station and a nearby parking lot.

Surrounding area

  • The station is surrounded by residences and fields. Fukui Prefectural Route 154 lies to the south.
  • Other points of interest include:
    • Fukui / Ishikawa Prefectural Route 5 (Awara Kaidō)
    • Ricoh Japan Fukui Plant
    • Ōzeki Post Office

History

  • December 30, 1928: Station opens.
  • September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
  • June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
  • August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°11′12″N 136°12′14″E / 36.186704°N 136.203897°E / 36.186704; 136.203897

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