Echizen-Shimabashi Station

Echizen-Shimabashi Station 越前島橋駅
Echizen-Shimabashi Station
Location	Nakanogō-chō, Fukui, Fukui （福井県福井市中ノ郷町） Japan
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Connections
History
Opened	1919
Previous names	Shimabashi (until 1934)

Echizen-Shimabashi Station (越前島橋駅, Echizen-shimabashi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Echizen-Shimabashi Station. Two tracks serve a single island platform, and the station is unstaffed.

Surrounding area

• The station is on the edge of a cluster of homes but otherwise is surrounded by fields.
• The Hokuriku Expressway passes overhead to the east, with the Fukui-Kita interchange to the south. However, access to the station from the expressway is difficult and not recommended.
• Other points of interest include:
  • National Route 416
  • University of Fukui, Main Campus (1 km north)

History

• February 11, 1919: Shimabashi Station (島橋駅) opens.
• By 1934: Shimabashi Station renamed to Echizen-Shimabashi Station.
• June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
• July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 36°05′24″N 136°16′38″E / 36.09°N 136.277145°E / 36.09; 136.277145