Kumoi Station

Kumoi Station (雲井駅, Kumoi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway.

Kumoi Station

雲井駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
LocationShigarakichomaki, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1803
Japan
Coordinates34.9112°N 136.0843°E / 34.9112; 136.0843
Operated byShigaraki Kohgen Railway
Line(s)Shigaraki Line
Distance10.2 km from Kibukawa[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnmanned
History
Opened8 May 1933 (1933-05-08)
Passengers
294 per day (2017)[2]
Location
Kumoi Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Kumoi Station
Kumoi Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Kumoi Station is located in Japan
Kumoi Station
Kumoi Station
Kumoi Station (Japan)

Lines

Kumoi Station is a station on the Shigaraki Line, and is 10.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kibukawa.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. The station's building dates from the Shigaraki Line's opening in 1933, making it the oldest structure on the line.[3] The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shigaraki Line
Shigarakigūshi Local Chokushi

History

Kumoi Station opened on May 8, 1933 as a station of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station was closed from October 1, 1943 to July 25, 1947, when it reopened as a station of the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR and was transferred to the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway on July 13, 1987.

Passenger statistics
Ridership per day [2]
Year Ridership
2011 370
2012 373
2013 339
2014 309
2015 332
2016 360
2017 294

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "Station/Train". Shigaraki Kohgen Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "レトロな駅や田んぼアートをめぐる！滋賀・信楽高原鐵道の旅". LINE トラベル (in Japanese). Venture Republic Inc. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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