Ōzeki station (Fukui)
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Location | 30 Ōmi, Sakai-chō |
Operated by | Echizen Railway |
Line(s) | Mikuni Awara Line |
Ōzeki Station (大関駅, Ōzeki-eki) is an Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Station
All Mikuni Awara Line trains serve Ōzeki Station. There are two tracks serving a single island platform, and the station is unstaffed. A piece of public art doubles as a roofed walkway between the station and a nearby parking lot.
Surrounding area
- The station is surrounded by residences and fields. Fukui Prefectural Route 154 lies to the south.
- Other points of interest include:
- Fukui / Ishikawa Prefectural Route 5 (Awara Kaidō)
- Ricoh Japan Fukui Plant
- Ōzeki Post Office
History
- December 30, 1928: Station opens.
- September 1, 1942: Keifuku Electric Railway merges with Mikuni Awara Electric Railway.
- June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line.
- August 10, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station.