Matsuoka Station

Matsuoka Station

松岡駅
Matsuoka Station in April 2015
General information
Location1 Matsuoka-Shinmei, Eiheiji-machi, Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1117
Japan
Coordinates36°05′38″N 136°18′07″E / 36.093981°N 136.301934°E / 36.093981; 136.301934
Operated byEchizen Railway
Line(s)■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance8.4 km from Fukui
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeE10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 11, 1914
Location
Matsuoka Station is located in Japan
Matsuoka Station
Matsuoka Station
Location within Japan

Matsuoka Station (松岡駅, Matsuoka-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the town of Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Matsuoka Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 8.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed. The wooden station building is protected by the government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Kannonmachi   Express   Eiheijiguchi
(in direction of Fukui only)
Kannonmachi   Local   Shiizakai

History

Matsuoka 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 midst of a residential and commercial area on the edge of Eiheiji Town's central area.
  • Eiheiji Town Hall is a short distance west of the station.
  • National Route 416 passes to the south.

See also

References

  1. ^ "文化遺産データベース「えちぜん鉄道松岡駅本屋」". Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 2015-11-29.

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