Shigarakigūshi Station

Railway station in Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

34°54′59″N 136°05′16″E / 34.9164°N 136.0879°E / 34.9164; 136.0879Operated byShigaraki Kohgen RailwayLine(s)Shigaraki LineDistance9.6 km from Kibukawa^[1]Platforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnmannedHistoryOpened13 July 1987 (1987-07-13)Passengers60 per day (2017)^[2]

Location
Shigarakigūshi Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Shigarakigūshi Station Shigarakigūshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shigarakigūshi Station (紫香楽宮跡駅, Shigarakigūshi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway. The station name is derived from the ruins of Shigaraki Palace, located nearby.^[3]

Lines

Shigarakigūshi Station is a station on the Shigaraki Line, and is 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kibukawa.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shigaraki Line
Kibukawa		Local	Kumoi

History

Shigarakigūshi Station opened on July 13, 1987.

Passenger statistics

Ridership per day ^[2]
Year	Ridership
2011	78
2012	78
2013	68
2014	62
2015	67
2016	72
2017	60

Surrounding area

Shigaraki Palace ruins
Shigaraki Hospital
Japan National Route 307
Tokai Nature Trail

References

^ "Station/Train". Shigaraki Kohgen Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "国土数値情報駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
^ "紫香楽宮跡（甲賀寺跡）". 滋賀県観光情報 (in Japanese). びわこビジターズビューロー. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.