Eiheijiguchi Station Explained

Eiheijiguchi Station
Native Name:永平寺口駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:9 Higashi-Furuichi, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1212
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.0958°N 136.3268°W
Operator:Echizen Railway
Line: Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Distance:10.9 km from
Code:E12
Status:Staffed
Opened:February 11, 1914
Former:Eiheiji; Higashi-Furuichi (until 2003)
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line in the town of Eiheiji, Fukui, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Echizen Railway.

Lines

Eiheijiguchi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 10.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed. The original station building from 1914 has been preserved as a community centre.[1]

History

Eiheijiguchi Station was opened on February 11, 1914 as . On the Eiheiji Railway opened the Eiheijiguchi - Eiheijimon-Mae section, with through trains from Shin-Fukui to Eiheijimon-Mae operating from April 26, 1926. The station was renamed to its present name on January 1, 1927. On December 10, 1929 the Eiheiji Railway Kanazu (now) - Eiheijiguchi section opened. On December 1, 1944 the line was transferred to the Keifuku Electric Railway and the station was renamed . The Kanazu to Higashi-Furuichi section was closed on September 18, 1969. On December 17, 2000, two trains collided just east of the station due to a brake malfunction.

Operations were halted from June 25, 2001 due to a second accident. The spy line to Eiheiji was closed from October 21, 2001. The station was renamed back to its present name on October 21, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station. A new station building as completed on April 11, 2014 [2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. 私鉄史ハンドブック(和久田康雄 著、電気車研究会、1993年) Private Railway History Handbook, Denkishakenkyukai, 1993.
  2. http://www.eiheiji.jp/webapps/www/leisure/detail.jsp?id=371