Hossaka Station
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Hossaka Station 発坂駅 | |
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Location | Hota, Shikadani-chō, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-0848 Japan |
Coordinates | 36°04′21″N 136°27′57″E / 36.072597°N 136.46572°ECoordinates: 36°04′21″N 136°27′57″E / 36.072597°N 136.46572°E |
Operated by | Echizen Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line |
Distance | 24.5 km from Fukui |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Station code | E21 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | March 11, 1914 |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 58 |
Location | |
Hossaka Station Location within Japan |
Hossaka Station (発坂駅, Hossaka-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Lines[]
Hossaka Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 24.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.
Station layout[]
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | ||||
Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Hota | Local | Hishima |
History[]
Hossaka Station was opened on March 11, 1914. 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 58 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- The surrounding area is mostly residential with some shops and is more dense than either neighboring station.
- A bridge over the Kuzuryū River lies to the north.
- Fukui Prefectural Routes 168 and 31 intersect east of the station.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 117-1.えちぜん鉄道乗車人員 [Echizen Railway Passenger Statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Katsuyama City Government. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Hossaka Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
Categories:
- Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
- Stations of Echizen Railway
- Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914
- Katsuyama, Fukui