Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station

Biwako-Hamaotsu Station

びわ湖浜大津駅
Biwako-Hamaotsu Station
General information
Location3-8, Hamaotsu Itchome, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0047
Japan
Coordinates35°0′40.88″N 135°51′49.82″E / 35.0113556°N 135.8638389°E / 35.0113556; 135.8638389
Operated by Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)
  • ▲ Keishin Line
  • ▼ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
Station codeOT12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 15, 1880
Previous namesŌtsu (until 1913); Hamaōtsu (until 2018)
Passengers
FY2018July 15, 1880 daily (boarding)
Location
Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station
Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station is located in Japan
Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station
Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station
Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station (Japan)
Biwako-Hamaotsu Station layout
Legend

↑Shimanoseki

2
1
→Kamisakaemachi

↓Miidera

Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station (びわ湖浜大津駅, Biwako-Hamaōtsu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Lines

Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 6.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ishiyamadera. It is also a station of the Keihan Keishin Line, and is 7.5 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Misasagi.[citation needed]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building.[citation needed]

Platforms

1 ■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
  ■ Keishin Line for Misasagi, Sanjō-Keihan, Kyōtoshiyakusho-mae, Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2 ■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Keihan Zeze, Keihan Ishiyama, Ishiyamadera
  ■ Keishin Line for terminating trains

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keishin Line
Kamisakaemachi - Terminus
Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Shimanoseki - Miidera

History

Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station was opened on July 15, 1880 as Ōtsu Station (大津駅, Ōtsu-eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Tōkaidō Main Line .[citation needed] The private Ōtsu Electric Railway began operations to the station in 1913, the same year that the Tōkaidō Main Line was rerouted to bypass this station and JGR operations ceased.[citation needed] The station was renamed Hamaōtsu Station (浜大津駅, Hamaōtsu-eki) on June 1, 1913.[citation needed] It was renamed again to its present name on March 17, 2018.[citation needed]

Past lines (Ōtsu Station)

« Service »
JGR Tōkaidō Line Branch
Zeze - Terminus
Kōjaku Railway
Zeze - Miidera-shita

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3008 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Otsu Port
  • Former Otsu Public Hall
  • Shiga Prefectural Road 558 Takashima Otsu Line
  • Shiga Prefectural Road No. 18 Otsu Kusatsu Linehool

See also

References

  1. ^ Ｇ - ５　京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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