Minami-Kusatsu Station (南草津駅, Minami-Kusatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is sometimes popularly referred to simply as "Minakusa"
Minami-Kusatsu Station 南草津駅 | |||||
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 Minami-Kusatsu Station west gate, September 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Minakusa | ||||
| Location | 1-14-1, Noji, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga-ken 525-0050 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°0′13.5″N 135°56′50.21″E / 35.003750°N 135.9472806°E | ||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||
| Line(s) |  Biwako Line | ||||
| Distance | 48.0 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | JR-A25 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 4 September 1994 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019 | 30,443 (#26, JR West stations) | ||||
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Lines
editMinami-Kusatsu Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 48.0 kilometers from Maibara and 493.9 kilometers from Tokyo.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka (partly) |
| 2 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara |
| 4 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara (partly) (Kusatsu Line) for Kusatsu and Kibukawa |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Biwako Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kusatsu | Local | Seta | ||
| Kusatsu | Special Rapid | Ishiyama | ||
History
editThe station opened on 4 September 1994,[1] following a successful petition for its construction by Kusatsu. The city contributed about ¥3 billion of the total ¥30 billion costs of construction. The station has stimulated urban growth in the surrounding area, especially after the opening of Ritsumeikan University's Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) in 1994.
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Minami-Kusatsu being assigned station number JR-A25.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 30,443 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,[4] making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.
Surrounding area
edit- Kusatsu General Hospital
- Kusatsu Municipal Senior High School
- Omi Kusatsu Tokushukai Hospital
- Ritsumeikan University Biwako Kusatsu Campus
- Shiga University of Medical Science
- Shiga Prefectural Tamagawa High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "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). July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). July 20, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data". West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Minami-Kusatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR West official home page
- "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data". West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021.