Echizen-Tōgō Station | |
Native Name: | 越前東郷駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 34-4 Tōgōnikacho, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture 910-2165 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.0182°N 136.2736°W |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line) |
Platforms: | 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Distance: | 5.7 km from |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | December 15, 1960 |
Map Type: | Japan |
is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
Echizen-Tōgō Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 5.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 8.3 kilometers from .
The station consists of one ground-level island platform; however, one side is a dead-headed siding, and the other side serves single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Echizen-Tōgō Station opened on December 15, 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station was closed from July 18, 2004 to June 30, 2007 due to damages to the tracks following torrential rains, and services were temporality replaced by a bus service.