Echigawa Station

Echigawa Station (愛知川駅, Echigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Aishō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.

Echigawa Station 愛知川駅
Echigawa Station, October 2006
General information
Location	895 Ichi, Aishō-chō, Echi-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1313 Japan
Coordinates	35.1762°N 136.2133°E / 35.1762; 136.2133
Operated by	Ohmi Railway
Line(s)	■ Ohmi Railway Main Line
Distance	17.9 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	OR12
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 11, 1898
Passengers
FY2015	593 daily
Location Echigawa Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Echigawa Station Echigawa Station (Japan)

View of the railway track

Lines

Echigawa Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 17.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building also serves as the local community center, and is unattended.

Platforms

	■ Main Line	for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman
	■ Main Line	for Hikone and Maibara

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ohmi Railway Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Toyosato		Local		Gokashō

History

Echigawa Station was opened on June 11, 1898. The station building was reconstructed in 2000.

Surroundings

• Aishō Town Hall
• Aishō Municipal Eichigawa Library
• Aishō Municipal Aishō Junior High School
• Shiga Prefectural Echi High School
• Nakasendō Echigawa-juku
• Tōkaidō Shinkansen

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Echigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Ohmi Railway official site (in Japanese)