Echizen-Yakushi Station

Echizen-Yakushi Station 越前薬師駅
Echizen-Yakushi Station in August 2009
General information
Location	30 Yakushicho, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture 910-2339 Japan
Coordinates	36°00′19″N 136°23′04″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Hoku Line (Kuzuryū Line)
Distance	19.5 km from Echizen-Hanandō
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1960
Location Echizen-Yakushi Station Location within Japan

Echizen-Yakushi Station (越前薬師駅, Echizen-Yakushi-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

Lines

Echizen-Yakushi Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 19.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 12.1 kilometers from Fukui.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Etsumi Hoku Line
Miyama		Local		Echizen-Ōmiya

History

Echizen-Yakushi Station opened on December 15, 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Surrounding area

• National Route 158

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Echizen-Yakushi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)