Eiheijiguchi Station

永平寺口
Eiheijiguchi Station
General information
Location	9 Higashi-Furuichi
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	Katsuyama Eiheiji Line

Eiheijiguchi Station (永平寺口駅, Eiheijiguchi-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Eiheiji, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Station

All Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Eiheijiguchi Station. Three tracks serve two platforms, and the station is staffed. The station building is the original structure from 1914.

Surrounding area

• This station is the closest to the Zen Buddhist temple Eihei-ji. Visitors transfer to Keifuku or Eiheiji community buses at the stop in front of the station.
• Other points of interest include:
  • Eiheiji Town Hall, Eiheiji Branch Office
  • National Route 364
  • National Route 416
  • Kuzuryū River

History

• February 11, 1914: Eiheiji Station opens.
• September 16, 1925: Eiheiji Railway opens Eiheijiguchi — Eiheijimon-Mae section.
• April 26, 1926: Through trains from Shin-Fukui to Eiheijimon-Mae begin operating.
• January 1, 1927: Station renamed to Eiheijiguchi Station.
• December 10, 1929: Eiheiji Railway Kanazu (now Awaraonsen) — Eiheijiguchi section opens.
• December 1, 1944: Line transferred to Keifuku Electric Railway. Station renamed Higashi-Furuichi Station.
• September 18, 1969: Kanazu — Higashi-Furuichi section closed.
• December 17, 2000: Two trains collide just east of the station due to a brake malfunction.
• June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to a second accident on the Echizen Main Line.
• October 21, 2001: Eiheiji — Higashi-Furuichi section closed.
• February 20, 2003: Station renamed to Eiheijiguchi Station.
• July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.