Yogo Station

Yogo Station

余呉駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West regional rail station
Yogo Station, August 2020
General information
Location1727 Yogocho Shimoyogo, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-052
Japan
Coordinates35°32′01″N 136°11′50″E / 35.5336°N 136.1973°E / 35.5336; 136.1973
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) Hokuriku Main Line
Distance26.5 km from Maibara
Platforms1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code JR-A04 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1957
Passengers
FY2019160 daily
Location
Yogo Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Yogo Station
Yogo Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Yogo Station is located in Japan
Yogo Station
Yogo Station
Yogo Station (Japan)

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

Lines

Yogo Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 26.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Omi-Shiotsu   Local   Kinomoto
Omi-Shiotsu   Rapid   Kinomoto
Omi-Shiotsu   Special Rapid   Kinomoto

History

Yogo station opened on 1 October 1957 on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of the JNR.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Yogo being assigned station number JR-A04.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 160 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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.

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