Shin-Yōkaichi Station

Shin-Yōkaichi Station (新八日市駅, Shin-Yōkaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.

Shin-Yōkaichi Station

新八日市駅
Shin-Yōkaichi Station, July 2003
General information
Location2-10 Yōkaichishimizu, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 27-0018
Japan
Coordinates35.1105°N 136.1911°E / 35.1105; 136.1911
Operated by Ohmi Railway
Line(s) Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Distance0.7 km from Yōkaichi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeOR16
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 29, 1913
Previous namesYōkaichiguchi (until 1919)
Passengers
FY2019501 daily
Location
Shin-Yōkaichi Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Shin-Yōkaichi Station
Shin-Yōkaichi Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Shin-Yōkaichi Station is located in Japan
Shin-Yōkaichi Station
Shin-Yōkaichi Station
Shin-Yōkaichi Station (Japan)

Lines

Shin-Yōkaichi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line, and is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yōkaichi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

   Yōkaichi Line for Yōkaichi
   Yōkaichi Line for Omi-Hachiman

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Yōkaichi   Local   Tarō Bogū-mae

History

Shin-Yōkaichi Station was opened on December 29, 1913 as Yōkaichiguchi Station (八日市口駅, Yōkaichiguchi-eki) . It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1919. The station building was built in 1922. The second floor of the station building was once used as the head office of the Konan Railway and Yokaichi Railway, which were the predecessors of the Yokaichi Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surroundings

See also

References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. 東近江市統計書 令和元年度 7-8 鉄道乗客数 [Higashiomi Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 7-8 Railway Passenger Customers] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiomi city. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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