Toriimoto Station (鳥居本駅, Toriimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Toriimoto Station 彦根口駅 | |||||
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 Toriimoto Station in July 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 647 Toriimotocho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0004 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°17′06″N 136°16′58″E / 35.2849°N 136.2829°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Ohmi Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 3.4 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OR03 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 15, 1931 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 103 daily | ||||
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Lines
editToriimoto Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 3.4 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building is unattended.
Platform
edit| ■ Main Line | for Hikone and Maibara | |
| ■ Main Line | for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Fujitec-mae | Rapid | Hikone | ||
| Fujitec-mae | Local | Hikone | ||
History
editTorimoto Station was opened on March 15, 1931. The station building received protection as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2013. [2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 103 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Hikone City Hall Toriimoto Branch Office
- Hikone City Toriimoto Junior High School
- Hikone City Toriimoto Elementary School
- Shiga Prefectural Toriimoto School for the Disabled
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "近江鉄道鳥居本駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ 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 Toriimoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site(in Japanese)