Katsuyama Station

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

Katsuyama Station

勝山駅
Katsuyama Station in November 2013
Location34-2-7 Hishima, Onwa-chō, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-0831
Japan
Coordinates36°03′23″N 136°29′32″E
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance27.8 km from Fukui
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeE23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 11, 1914
Passengers
FY2015395
Location
Katsuyama Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Katsuyama Station is a terminal station of the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 27.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed. The station building is the original structure from 1914, and was designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on February 17, 2004.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Hossaka   Express
(in direction of Fukui only)		   Terminus
Hishima   Local   Terminus

History

Katsuyama Station was opened on March 11, 1914. On March 2, 1942 the line was transferred to the transferred to Keifuku Electric Railway. The line connecting Katsuyama with Keifuku-Ōno was discontinued on August 13, 1974 making Katsuyama the terminus of the line. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on October 19, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 395 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • This station serves as the gateway station to Katsuyama, but the central business district is on the other side of the Kuzuryū River.
  • Aside from a bus stop and taxi stand in front of the station, the only places of note are some shops and Osaka Special Alloy Co. Ltd.'s Katsuyama Plant.
  • On the other side of the river, points of interest include:

See also

References
  1. "文化遺産データベース「えちぜん鉄道勝山駅本屋」". Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  2. 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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