Zeze Station

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title: "Zeze Station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-stations-in-japan-opened-in-1880", "tōkaidō-main-line", "railway-stations-in-shiga-prefecture", "railway-stations-in-ōtsu"] description: "Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeze_Station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan ::

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Field	Value
name	Zeze Station
native_name	膳所駅
native_name_lang	ja
image	JR Zeze Station North entrance.jpg
caption	Zeze Station North entrance, September 2019
address	2-11-8 Baba, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0802
country	Japan
coordinates
operator	JR West
line	[[File:JRW kinki-A.svg
distance	56.0 km from
platforms	2 island platforms
structure	Ground level
accessible	Yes
code
style	JR West
opened	12 August 1969
former	{{plainlist
passengers	24,120 daily
pass_year	FY 2023
map_type	Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
map_dot_label	Zeze Station
services
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• Baba (until 1913; 1921-1934)
• Ōtsu (1913-1921) |}} | passengers = 24,120 daily | pass_year = FY 2023 | map_type = Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Zeze Station | services = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/JR_Zeze_Station_Whole_View.jpg" caption="Zeze Station"] ::

Zeze Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is located adjacent to the privately operated Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Zeze Station, but the two stations are not physically connected and there is no interchange between stations.

Lines

Zeze Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 56.0 kilometers from and 501.9 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

is a railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. The station is on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). In front of Zeze Station is Keihan Zeze Station on the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line of Keihan Electric Railway. This article covers both stations.

Platforms

History

Zeze Station opened as Baba Station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) when the railway extended from Kyoto to the lakeside port of Ōtsu on 15 July 1880. At this time, the stations en route were (from Ōtsu) Ishiba, Baba, Yamashina, Ōtani and Inari. When the last section of the Tōkaidō railway completed on 1 July 1889, the railway from the east connected at Baba, leaving the branch between Baba and Ōtsu. On 1 June 1913, Ōtsu Station and Baba Station were renamed as Hamaōtsu and Ōtsu. On 1 August 1921, the new route between Ōtsu and Kyoto was opened. New Ōtsu Station and Yamashina Station opened en route and the former Ōtsu Station became a freight terminal with no passenger operations and reverted to its former name of Baba. Passenger services were resumed on 15 September 1934 with the station renamed to Zeze. The station came under the control of JR West with the privatization of the Japan National Railway on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Zeze being assigned station number JR-A28.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,915 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019, making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 1
• Keihan Zeze Station
• Shiga Prefectural Otsu High School
• Shiga Prefectural Otsu Seiryo High School Baba Branch School
• Shiga University Faculty of Education Junior High School / Elementary School

References

References

1. . (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*.
2. {{Teishajo. II. 33, 54, 55
3. (20 July 2016). "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！".
4. (20 July 2016). "「駅ナンバー」一覧表".
5. "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data".

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