Hota Station (Fukui)

Hota Station (保田駅, Hota-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Hota Station

保田駅
Hota Station in May 2009
LocationShikadanicho Hota, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-0848
Japan
Coordinates36°04′11″N 136°27′06″E
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s) Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance23.1 km from Fukui
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeE20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedAugust 21, 1916
Passengers
FY20158
Location
Hota Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Hota Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 23.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Kobunato   Local   Hossaka

History

Hota Station was opened on August 21, 1916. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on October 19, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Since the station is nestled between hills to the south and the Kuzuryū River to the north, there are few structures of note. Two light industrial plants lie to the southeast.
  • Fukui Prefectural Route 168 passes to the north.

See also

References

  1. 117-1.えちぜん鉄道乗車人員 [Echizen Railway Passenger Statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Katsuyama City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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