Shiizakai Station

Shiizakai Station 志比堺駅
Shiizakai Station in May 2009
General information
Location	3 Matsuoka-Shihizakai, Eiheiji-machi,Yoshida-gun, Fukui-ken 910-1111 Japan
Coordinates	36°05′53″N 136°18′40″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	9.3 km from Fukui
Platforms	2 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E11
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 11, 1914
Location Shiizakai Station Location within Japan

Shiizakai Station (志比堺駅, , Shiizakai-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Shiizakai Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 9.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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

History

Shiizakai 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 sits atop a hill near a residential area.
• The Kuzuryū River and National Route 416 lie to the north.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Shiizakai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)