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Hossaka Station

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Operated by
  
Echizen Railway

Connections
  
Bus stop

Opened
  
1914

Line(s)
  
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line

Address
  
Japan

Hossaka Station

Location
  
Hota, Shikadani-chō, Katsuyama, Fukui （福井県勝山市鹿谷町保田） Japan

Similar
  
Hishima Station, Kobunato Station, Echizen‑Takehara Station, Hota Station, Shimoshii Station

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

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Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Hossaka Station. Two tracks serve two side platforms, and the station is unstaffed.

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.

    • History

  • March 11, 1914: Station opens.
  • June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to a nearby collision the previous day.
  • October 19, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.

    • References

    Hossaka Station Wikipedia
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