Hikone Station (彦根駅, Hikone-eki) 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.
Hikone Station 彦根駅 | |||||
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 Hikone Station east exit, January 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Furusawacho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture 522-0007 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°16′21″N 136°15′48″E / 35.272532°N 136.263428°E | ||||
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| Distance | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | JR-A13 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1889 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 10,489 (JR West) daily 1371 (Ohmi Railway) daily | ||||
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Lines
editHikone Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the JR Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 6.0 kilometers from Maibara and 451.9 kilometers from Tokyo. 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
editThe 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.[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platform
edit| 1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki |
| 2 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
| 1 | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line | for Taga Taisha-mae, Yōkaichi, Kibukawa, and Ōmi-Hachiman |
| 2 | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line | for Toriimoto and Maibara |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line) | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Maibara | Special Rapid Service | Notogawa | ||
| Maibara | Local (Rapid service when running on the JR Kyoto Line) | Minami-Hikone | ||
| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Toriimoto | Rapid | Yōkaichi | ||
| Toriimoto | Local | Hikone-Serikawa | ||
History
editThe 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.[2] The Ohmi Railway opened on 11 June 1898.[3] 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.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
editIn 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)[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Hikone Castle
- Ryōtan-ji
- Sawayama Castle
- Shiga Gokoku Shrine
- Shiga University
- Shiga Prefectural Hikone Higashi High School
National Route 8- Lake Biwa
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "彦根駅│構内図：JRおでかけネット". Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 31. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 123. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
- ^ "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！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ 彦根市統計（令和2年版） 第10章 運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Hikone Station at Wikimedia Commons