Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station

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.

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
Operated by Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)
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

Shimanoseki

2
1
Kamisakaemachi

Miidera

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.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building.

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 . 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. The station was renamed Hamaōtsu Station (浜大津駅, Hamaōtsu-eki) on June 1, 1913. It was renamed again to its present name on March 17, 2018.

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 [G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31)] (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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