Hishima Station

Location
	Hishima Station Location within Japan

Hishima Station

比島駅
Hishima Station; 比島駅
	Mishima Station in May 2009
General information
Location	Hishima, Onwa-chō, Katsuyama-shi, Fukui-ken 911-0831; Japan
Coordinates	36°03′58″N 136°29′01″E / 36.066002°N 136.48358°E
Operated by	Echizen Railway
Line(s)	■ Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Distance	26.4 km from Fukui
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	E22
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 1, 1931
Passengers
FY2015	0
Location
Location
	Hishima Station Location within Japan

Hishima Station (比島駅, Hishima-eki) is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Hota Station is served by the Katsuyama Eiheiji Line, and is located 26.4 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
Katsuyama Eiheiji Line
Express: Does not stop at this station
Hossaka	Local	Katsuyama

History

Hishima Station was opened on May 1, 1931. 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).^[1]

Surrounding area

The station is in the middle of a small residential area. The Hishima Citizens' Hall is 100 meters south.
The Kuzuryū River and Fukui Prefectural Route 168 pass to the north.

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. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

External links

Media related to Hishima Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[Katsuyama_stats-1] 117-1.えちぜん鉄道乗車人員 [Echizen Railway Passenger Statistics] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Katsuyama City Government. 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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