Hikone Station
Hikone Station 彦根駅 | |
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| West side of the station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Shiga (See other stations in Shiga) |
| City | Hikone |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1889 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR West Ohmi Railway |
| Line(s) | Tōkaidō Main Line Ohmi Railway Main Line |
Hikone Station (彦根駅 Hikone-eki) is a train station in Hikone, Shiga, Japan.
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History
The Tōkaidō Main Line station opened on July 1, 1889, when the railway between Sekigahara Station and Baba Station (now Zeze Station) began operation.[1] The Ohmi Railway opened on June 11, 1898.[2]
Layout
The JR Station has two platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms are connected to the ticket gate on the bridge over the tracks. The east end of the bridge, on the ground, is the Ohmi Railway station.[3]
Stations next to Hikone
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line) | ||||
| Maibara | Special Rapid Service | Notogawa | ||
| Maibara | Local (Rapid service when running on the JR Kyoto Line) | Minami-Hikone | ||
| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Toriimoto | Rapid | Yōkaichi | ||
| Toriimoto | Local | Hikone-Serikawa | ||
References
- ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 31, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809.
- ↑ Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 123. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
- ↑ "彦根駅│構内図：JRおでかけネット". Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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Coordinates: 35°16′21″N 136°15′48″E / 35.272532°N 136.263428°E