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Eiheijiguchi Station

Railway station in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

36°05′45″N 136°19′36″E / 36.095825°N 136.32679°E / 36.095825; 136.32679Operated by

Echizen RailwayLine(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line Distance10.9 km from FukuiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusStaffedStation codeE12WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 11, 1914Previous namesEiheiji; Higashi-Furuichi (until 2003)

Location
Eiheijiguchi Station Location within Japan

Eiheijiguchi Station (永平寺口駅, Eiheijiguchi-eki) 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 Fukui.

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]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Matsuoka	Express	Sannō
Shiizakai	Local	Shimoshii

History

Eiheijiguchi Station was opened on February 11, 1914 as Eiheiji Station (永平寺駅, Eiheiji-eki). 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 Awaraonsen) — Eiheijiguchi section opened. On December 1, 1944 the line was transferred to the Keifuku Electric Railway and the station was renamed Higashi-Furuichi (東古市駅, Higashi-Furuichi-eki). 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

This station is the closest to the Zen Buddhist temple Eihei-ji. Visitors transfer to Keifuku or Eiheiji community buses at the stop in front of the station.
Other points of interest include:
- Eiheiji Town Hall, Eiheiji Branch Office
- National Route 364
- National Route 416
- Kuzuryū River