Railway · Echizen Railway えちぜん鉄道 · 23 stations
Operator-wide facts from Echizen Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.
ICOCA and other transport IC cards can be used. Touch the entry reader when you board and the exit reader when you get off (readers at staffed stations; at unstaffed stations on the train). Discount fares do not apply with IC cards. If the balance is short, pay in cash or top up first; the fare box on the train can top up ¥1,000 only. Echizen Railway sells unregistered ICOCA (¥2,000 incl. ¥500 deposit, no credit cards) at staffed windows. Changing to Fukui Railway at Tawaramachi: touch the yellow exit reader on the platform you arrive at, then the blue entry reader on the platform you leave from. P
ICOCAなどの交通系ICカードもご利用いただけます。If you call in advance, staff will guide you to the platform and help you on and off the train: customer free dial 0120-840-508 (Mon–Sat incl. holidays, 8:30–17:30). It may take time on some days and hours. Tel. 0120-840-508
Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.
えちぜん鉄道 一日フリーきっぷ · Echizen Railway
¥1,200 Adult (junior high and older) · ¥600 Child (primary school) · ¥900 Adult, Echi-tetsu Supporters Club gold member · +2 more
Only on the date written on the ticket; usable on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and 29 Dec – 3 Jan. Can be bought up to one month ahead. No refunds; one person only.
恐竜博物館用交通セット券 · Echizen Railway
¥1,700 Adult · ¥900 Child
Usable on days the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is open.
福井鉄道・えちぜん鉄道 共通1日フリーきっぷ · Fukui Railway and Echizen Railway (joint)
¥1,700 Adult · ¥850 Child
Only on the date written; Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and 29 Dec – 3 Jan (may vary by year). No refunds; one person only.
恐竜博物館交通フリー乗車券 · Fukui Railway
¥2,100 Adult · ¥1,100 Child
One day; not usable when the Dinosaur Museum is closed. No refunds.
あわら温泉宿泊フリーきっぷ · Echizen Railway
¥2,500 Ticket (¥1,000 cash-back on the room charge) ¥1,250/day
Day of purchase and the next day (2 days from the date written); weekdays included. No refunds.
In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.
| # | Station | English | Passengers / day (2024) | Guide / other lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 福井 🗣 | Fukui | 26,652 | Hapi-line Fukui, Hokuriku Shinkansen |
| 2 | 新福井 🗣 | Shin-Fukui | 28 | |
| 3 | 福井口 🗣 | Fukuiguchi | 287 | Mikuni Awara Line |
| 4 | 越前開発 🗣 | Echizen-Kaihotsu | 257 | |
| 5 | 越前新保 🗣 | Echizen-Shinbo | 266 | |
| 6 | 追分口 🗣 | Oiwakeguchi | 52 | |
| 7 | 東藤島 🗣 | Higashi-Fujishima | 55 | |
| 8 | 越前島橋 🗣 | Echizen-Shimabashi | 82 | |
| 9 | 観音町 🗣 | Kannonmachi | 335 | |
| 10 | 松岡 🗣 | Matsuoka | 168 | |
| 11 | 志比堺 🗣 | Shiizakai | 18 | |
| 12 | 永平寺口 🗣 | Eiheijiguchi | 185 | |
| 13 | 下志比 🗣 | Shimoshii | 29 | |
| 14 | 光明寺 こうみょうじ 🗣 | Kōmyōji | 11 | |
| 15 | 轟 🗣 | Domeki | 24 | |
| 16 | 越前野中 🗣 | Echizen-Nonaka | 19 | |
| 17 | 山王 🗣 | Sannō | 60 | |
| 18 | 越前竹原 🗣 | Echizen-Takehara | 54 | |
| 19 | 小舟渡 🗣 | Kobunato | 5 | |
| 20 | 保田 🗣 | Hota | 3 | |
| 21 | 発坂 🗣 | Hossaka | 46 | |
| 22 | 比島 🗣 | Hishima | 1 | |
| 23 | 勝山 かつやま 🗣 | Katsuyama | 590 |
Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).
Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.