Screen Station (スクリーン駅, Sukurīn-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. The station was named after Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd., whose Hikone office the station serves.

Screen Station

スクリーン駅
Screen Station
General information
LocationTakamiya-chō, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0201
Japan
Coordinates35°14′00″N 136°16′02″E / 35.233213°N 136.267253°E / 35.233213; 136.267253
Operated by Ohmi Railway
Line(s) Ohmi Railway Taga Line
Distance0.8 km from Takamiya
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeOR08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 March 2008
Passengers
FY2019634 daily (boarding passengers only)
Location
Screen Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Screen Station
Screen Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Screen Station is located in Japan
Screen Station
Screen Station
Screen Station (Japan)

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Screen Station is a station of the Ohmi Railway Taga Line, and is located 0.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamiya Station.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of a single platform serving one track.. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Ohmi Railway Taga Line
Takamiya   Local   Taga Taisha-mae

History

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Construction started on 5 December 2007,[2] and the station opened on 15 March 2008.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 634 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ Press release: 彦根地区事業所に近江鉄道「スクリーン」駅を設置 (5 December 2009). Retrieved on 23 February 2009. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ The Kyoto Shimbun Web News: 新駅「スクリーン駅」が完成 近江鉄道多賀線、15日開業(14 March 2008). Retrieved on 23 February 2009. (in Japanese)
  4. ^ 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.
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