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| Hota Station 保田駅 | |||||
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 Hota Station in May 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shikadanicho Hota, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-0848 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 36°04′11″N 136°27′06″E / 36.069857°N 136.451547°E / 36.069857; 136.451547 | ||||
| Operated by |  Echizen Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | ||||
| Distance | 23.1 km from Fukui | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | E20 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 21, 1916 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 8 | ||||
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Hota StationLocation within JapanHota Station (保田駅, Hota-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Hota Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 23.1 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 | » | ||
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| Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kobunato | Local | Hossaka | ||
History
Hota Station was opened on August 21, 1916. 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).
Surrounding area
- Since the station is nestled between hills to the south and the Kuzuryū River to the north, there are few structures of note. Two light industrial plants lie to the southeast.
- Fukui Prefectural Route 168 passes to the north.
See also
References
- 117-1.えちぜん鉄道乗車人員 [Echizen Railway Passenger Statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Katsuyama City Government. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
External links
Media related to Hota Station (Fukui) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
| Stations of the Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line | |
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