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Hossaka Station (発坂駅, Hossaka-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.




Lines


Hossaka Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 24.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukui.




Station layout


The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.




Adjacent stations






History


Hossaka Station was opened on March 11, 1914. 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 58 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).




Surrounding area


The surrounding area is mostly residential with some shops and is more dense than either neighboring station.
A bridge over the Kuzuryū River lies to the north.
Fukui Prefectural Routes 168 and 31 intersect east of the station.




See also


List of railway stations in Japan




References






External links


Media related to Hossaka Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hossaka Station
• List of railway stations in Japan: H
• Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
• Hishima Station
• Katsuyama Station
• Hota Station (Fukui)
• Echizen Railway
• February 1914