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	Higashi-Fujishima Station Location within Japan

Higashi-Fujishima Station

東藤島駅
Higashi-Fujishima Station; 東藤島駅
	Higashi-Fujishima Station in May 2009
General information
Location	48 Fujishima-chō, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0827; Japan
Coordinates	36°05′12″N 136°16′11″E / 36.086687°N 136.26981°E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	5.3 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E7
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 11, 1914
Previous names	Fujishima (to 1929)
Location
Location
	Higashi-Fujishima Station Location within Japan

Higashi-Fujishima Station (東藤島駅, Higashi-Fujishima-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

Lines

Kannonmachi Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 5.3 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 unattended.

Adjacent stations

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

History

The station opened on February 11, 1914 as Fujishima Station (藤島駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1929. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on July 20, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

There is a cluster of homes and businesses around the station, with rice fields further away. Fukui City Higashi-Fujishima Elementary School is across the street.
Fukui Prefectural Route 164 is outside the station's east exit; National Route 416 passes to the south.