Hikoneguchi Station (彦根口駅, Hikoneguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Hikoneguchi Station 彦根口駅 | |||||
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 Hikoneguchi Station in October 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 655 Nishinonamicho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0038 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°15′17.02″N 136°15′29.71″E / 35.2547278°N 136.2582528°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Ohmi Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 7.8 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OR06 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | June 1, 1911 | ||||
| Previous names | Shinmachi (to 1917) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 438 daily | ||||
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Lines
editHikoneguchi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 7.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms 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 | » | ||
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| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Hikone-Serikawa | Local | Takamiya | ||
History
editHikoneguchi Station was opened as Shinmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki) on June 1, 1911. It was renamed to its present name on January 1, 1917.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 634 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Shiga Prefectural Hikone Shoseikan High School
- National Printing Bureau Hikone Factory
- Hikone Driving School
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.
- ^ 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 Hikoneguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site(in Japanese)
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