Echizen-Takehara Station 越前竹原駅
Echizen-Takehara Station in May 2009
General information
Location	2 Takehara, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1305 Japan
Coordinates	36°04′26″N 136°24′47″E / 36.073947°N 136.413063°E / 36.073947; 136.413063
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	19.3 km from Fukui
Platforms	2 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E18
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 11, 1914
Previous names	Ichiarakawa (until 1955)
Location
Echizen-Takehara Station Location within Japan

Echizen-Takehara Station (越前竹原駅, Echizen-takehara-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line train station located in the town of Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Echizen-Takehara Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui. Between Echizenguchi and Katsuyama, trains generally pass one another at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Echizen-Takehara Station was opened on February 11, 1914 as Ichiarakawa Station (市荒川駅, Ichiarakawa-eki). The station was relocated approximately 300 meters west on September 1, 1955 and renamed Echizen-Takehara Station. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• The station faces Fukui Prefectural Route 255 and a small group of houses on the other side of the road. Behind the station are rice fields.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Ninki-no-Sato
  • Kamishii Bunka Kaikan Sun-Sun Hall
  • Eiheiji Municipal Library, Kamishii Branch