Yasu Station (Shiga)

Yasu Station
野洲駅
The north gate of Yasu Station
Location
Prefecture Shiga
(See other stations in Shiga)
City Yasu
History
Year opened 1891
Rail services
Operator(s) JR West
Line(s) Biwako Line

Yasu Station (野洲駅 Yasu-eki) is a train station in Yasu, Shiga, Japan.

Lines

Layout

The station has one island platform serving one track (No. 1) and one island platform serving two tracks (Nos. 2 and 3). Trains bound for Kyoto and Osaka use tracks 1 and 2 and trains bound for Maibara use track 3. The ticket windows and gates are located in the building above the platforms.[1]


History

The station opened on June 16, 1891.[2]

Stations next to Yasu

« Service »
Biwako Line
Shinohara   Local   Moriyama
Ōmi-Hachiman   Special Rapid   Moriyama

References

  1. ↑ West Japan Railway Company. "構内図". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ 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. 32, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809.
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Coordinates: 35°04′07″N 136°01′22″E / 35.068546°N 136.022705°E