Yatsushima Station

Yatsushima Station (八ツ島駅, Yatsushima-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Yatsushima Station 八ツ島駅
Yatsushima Station in October 2007
General information
Location	5-17 Ninomiya, Fukui-shi, Fukui-ken 910-0065 Japan
Coordinates	36°05′10″N 136°12′22″E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Mikuni Awara Line
Distance	4.2 km from Fukuiguchi
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E29
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 30, 1928
Closed	1944-2007
Location Yatsushima Station Location within Japan

Lines

Yatsushima Station is served by the Mikuni Awara Line, and is located 4.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuiguchi.

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Mikuni Awara Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Nikkakagaku-Mae		Local		Nakatsuno

History

Yatsushima Station was opened on December 30, 1928. On September 1, 1942 the Keifuku Electric Railway merged with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway. Operations were halted from April 20, 1944. The station reopened on September 1, 2007 as an Echizen Railway station.

Surrounding area

• The surrounding area is primarily residential. To the east lies a small shopping center and the Awara Kaidō (Fukui / Ishikawa Prefectural Route 5).
• Other points of interest include:
  • Tōmyōji Nawate Nitta Yoshisada War Memorial
  • Fukui City Fujishima Junior High School
  • Fukui Prefecture Budōkan

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan