Hikone Station
Railway station in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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::summary Railway station in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hikone Station |
| native_name | 彦根駅 |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| image | Hikone Station east gate 20200106.jpg |
| caption | Hikone Station east exit, January 2020 |
| address | Furusawacho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture 522-0007 |
| country | Japan |
| coordinates | |
| operator | {{Plainlist |
| * {{ric | JR West |
| line | {{Plainlist |
| distance | 6.0 km from |
| platforms | 2 side + 1 island platform |
| structure | At grade |
| code | |
| opened | |
| passengers | {{plainlist |
| *19,248 daily (JR West)<ref name | "ridership jr west" |
| *1,411 daily (Ohmi Railway)<ref name | "ridership ohmi railway"}} |
| pass_year | FY 2023 |
| map_type | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan |
| map_dot_label | Hikone Station |
| :: |
| name = Hikone Station | native_name = 彦根駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = Hikone Station east gate 20200106.jpg | alt = | caption = Hikone Station east exit, January 2020 | other_name = | address = Furusawacho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture 522-0007 | country = Japan | coordinates = | operator = {{Plainlist|
- [[File:Ohtetsu Logomark.svg|20px]] Ohmi Railway | line = {{Plainlist|
- Ohmi Railway Main Line | distance = 6.0 km from | platforms = 2 side + 1 island platform | connections = | structure = At grade | code = | opened = | closed = | former = | passengers = {{plainlist|
- 19,248 daily (JR West)
- 1,411 daily (Ohmi Railway)}} | pass_year = FY 2023 | map_type = Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan | map_dot_label = Hikone Station | services = Hikone Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Hikone, Shiga, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Lines
Hikone Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the JR Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 6.0 kilometers from and 451.9 kilometers from . It is also a station on the Ohmi Railway Main Line and is 5.8 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Maibara.
Layout
The JR Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms are connected to the ticket gate on the bridge over the tracks. The east end of the bridge, on the ground, is the Ohmi Railway station wishbone island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platform
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 1 July 1889 as a station for passengers and cargo on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Ohmi Railway opened on 11 June 1898. Freight operations were discontinued in November 1986. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hikone being assigned station number JR-A13.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 10,489 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). During the same period, the Ohmi Railway portion of the station was used by 1,371 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)
Surrounding area
- Hikone Castle
- Ryōtan-ji
- Sawayama Castle
- Shiga University
- Shiga Prefectural Hikone Higashi High School
- Lake Biwa
- Japan Center for Michigan Universities
References
References
- . (2024). ["移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）"](https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf). *JR West*.
- . (2024). ["移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）"](https://www.ohmitetudo.co.jp/file/railway_idouenkatsu2023_houkoku_eki_2.pdf). *Ohmi Railway*.
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- Wakuda, Yasuo. (1993). "Shitetsushi Handobukku". Denkisha Kenkyūkai.
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