Kawake Station

Railway station in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
35°26′54.33″N 136°14′58.27″E / 35.4484250°N 136.2495194°E / 35.4484250; 136.2495194Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR WestLine(s) Hokuriku Main LineDistance15.6 km from MaibaraPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation code JR-A07 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 March 1882Closed1886-1954PassengersFY2019528 daily
Location
Kawake Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Kawake Station
Kawake Station
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Kawake Station is located in Japan
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Station interior

Kawake Station (河毛駅, Kawake-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kawake Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 15.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by both a footbridge and a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platform

1 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Maibara and Kyoto
2 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Torahime   Local   Takatsuki

History

The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line, but was closed on May 1, 1886. The station reopened as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 August 1954. It came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kawake being assigned station number JR-A07.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 528 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Odani Castle ruins
  • Yamamotoyama Castle ruins
  • Wakamiyayama Kofun
  • Nagahama City Office Kohoku Branch

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ 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

Media related to Kawake Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • 0541405 JR West official home page
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