Ōmi-Takashima Station (近江高島駅, Ōmi-Takashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Ōmi-Takashima Station 近江高島駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ōmi-Takashima Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Katsuno, Takashima-shi, Shiga-ken 520-1121 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°17′33″N 136°00′38″E / 35.2926°N 136.0106°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Kosei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 40.9 km from Yamashina | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-B17 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1974 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 822 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editŌmi-Takashima Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 40.9 kilometres (25.4 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 46.4 kilometres (28.8 miles) from Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ Kosei Line | for Katata and Kyoto |
History
editThe station opened on 20 July 1974, as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR).[1] The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987, due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Ōmi-Takashima being assigned station number JR-B17.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 822 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Takashima City Hall Takashima Branch
- Takashima Municipal Hospital
- Takashima City Takashima Junior High School
- Takashima City Takashima Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 33. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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