6 . ▁Oper ations ▁were ▁halt ed ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁station ▁re open ed ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁an ▁E ch izen ▁Railway ▁station . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁statistics ▁In ▁fis cal ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 ▁passengers ▁daily ▁( board ing ▁passengers ▁only ). ▁ ▁S urr ounding ▁area ▁Since ▁the ▁station ▁is ▁nest led ▁between ▁hills ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁the ▁K uz ury ū ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁there ▁are ▁few ▁structures ▁of ▁note . ▁Two ▁light ▁industrial ▁plants ▁lie ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁F uk ui ▁Pref ect ural ▁Route ▁ 1 6 8 ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁railway ▁stations ▁in ▁Japan ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁in ▁F uk ui ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Japan ▁Category : K ats uy ama ▁E ihe iji ▁Line ▁Category : K ats uy ama , ▁F uk ui <0x0A> </s> ▁Geb ran ▁Ara iji ▁( , ▁fran cis ized ▁transl iter ation ▁G éb rane ▁O re iji ) ▁( 1 9 5 1 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ), ▁was ▁a ▁Leb an ese ▁politician ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Sy