Tamura Station (田村駅, Tamura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Tamura Station 田村駅  | |||||
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| JR-West regional rail station | |||||
 Tamura Station, November 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1210 Minami-Sendo Tamura-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 526-0829 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°21′22.71″N 136°16′54.53″E / 35.3563083°N 136.2818139°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||
| Line(s) |  Biwako Line | ||||
| Distance | 4.7 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | JR-A10 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 14 October 1931 | ||||
| Closed | 1940-1954 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 1270 daily | ||||
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Lines
editTamura Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 4.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platform
edit| east | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
| west | ■ Biwako Line | for Nagahama, Tsuruga |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Biwako Line | ||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sakata | Local | Nagahama | ||
History
editThe station opened on 14 October 1931 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on 1 November 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on 10 December 1954 under the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. 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 Tamura being assigned station number JR-A10.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1270 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
- Shiga Prefectural Nagahama Dome
- Nagahama Science Park
- Shiga Prefectural Nagahama Agricultural High School
- Shiga Bunkyo Junior College
- Nagahama Municipal Hospital
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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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