Hishima Station

Hishima Station
比島駅
Mishima Station in May 2009
Location Hishima, Onwa-chō, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-0831
Japan
Coordinates 36°03′58″N 136°29′01″E / 36.066002°N 136.48358°E / 36.066002; 136.48358Coordinates: 36°03′58″N 136°29′01″E / 36.066002°N 136.48358°E / 36.066002; 136.48358
Operated by Echizen Railway
Line(s) ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance 26.4 km from Fukui
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code E22
Website Official website
History
Opened May 1, 1931
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 0
Location
Hishima Station
Location within Japan

Hishima Station (比島駅, Hishima-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Hota Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 26.4 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
Hossaka   Local   Katsuyama

History

Hishima Station was opened on May 1, 1931. Operations were halted from June 25, 2001. The station reopened on October 19, 2003 as an Echizen Railway station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 8 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • The station is in the middle of a small residential area. The Hishima Citizens' Hall is 100 meters south.
  • The Kuzuryū River and Fukui Prefectural Route 168 pass to the north.

See also

Reference

  1. ↑ 117-1.えちぜん鉄道乗車人員 [Echizen Railway Passenger Statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Katsuyama City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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