Kannonmachi Station

36°05′30″N 136°17′24″E / 36.091719°N 136.289907°E / 36.091719; 136.289907Operated byEchizen RailwayLine(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line Distance7.3 km from FukuiPlatforms1 side platformTracks1Other informationStatusStaffedStation codeE9WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedFebruary 11, 1914

Location
Kannonmachi Station Location within Japan

Kannonmachi Station (観音町駅, Kannonmachi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the town of Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Kannonmachi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 7.3 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 staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Echizen-Shimabashi		Local		Matsuoka

History

Kannonmachi Station was opened on February 11, 1914. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• The station is in the middle of a residential area. Fields spread out in the distance.
• The Hokuriku Expressway's Fukui-Kita interchange is southwest of the station.
• The Kuzuryū River flows to the north.
• National Route 416 passes to the south.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kannonmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)