Echizen-Takehara Station

Echizen-Takehara Station 越前竹原駅
Echizen-Takehara Station
Location
Prefecture	Fukui (See other stations in Fukui)
District	Yoshida
Town	Eiheiji
Neighborhood etc.	2 Takehara
Postal code	910-1305
(in Japanese)	福井県吉田郡永平寺町竹原2
History
Year opened	1914
Former name	Ichiarakawa Station
Present name since	1955
Rail services
Operator(s)	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
There are no bus services at this station

Echizen-Takehara Station (越前竹原駅, Echizen-takehara-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Echizen-Takehara Station. Two tracks serve a single platform, and the station is unstaffed. Between Echizenguchi and Katsuyama, trains generally pass one another at this 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

History

• February 11, 1914: Ichiarakawa Station (市荒川駅) opens.
• September 1, 1955: Ichiarakawa Station demolished; Echizen-Takehara Station opens approximately 300 meters west.
• June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
• October 19, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°04′26″N 136°24′47″E / 36.073947°N 136.413063°E / 36.073947; 136.413063