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Echizen-Kaihotsu Station is an Echizen Railway Katsuyama Eiheiji Line railway station located in Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.StationAll Katsuyama Eiheiji Line trains serve Echizen-Kaihotsu Station. One track serves a single island platform, which was formerly (until September 2015) served by two tracks. The station is staffed between the peak periods of 7:00-10:00 and 16:00-20:00. The section between and this station was once double-tracked, but one track was closed on September 27, 2015. From this station to, the line is single-tracked from the beginning.Surrounding areaThe station is surrounded by apartment buildings, houses, and shops.Other points of interest include:National Route 8 - Fukui BypassFukui City Keimō Elementary SchoolFukui Labor Standards OfficeJOYFUL FUKUI SpaNatural Hot Spring Gokurakuyū, Fukui BranchHistory August 20, 1932: Echizen-Kaihotsu Station opens. June 25, 2001: Operations halted due to accident on the Echizen Main Line. July 20, 2003: Station reopens as an Echizen Railway station. September 27, 2015: Two tracks of the station reduced to one.