Toyosato Station (Shiga)
Toyosato Station (豊郷駅, Toyosato-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Toyosato Station 豊郷駅 | |
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![]() Toyosato Station, October 2006 | |
General information | |
Location | Hachime, Toyosato-chō, Inukami-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1168 Japan |
Coordinates | 35°11′52″N 136°13′51″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line |
Distance | 15.0 km from Maibara |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | OR11 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | March 19, 1899 |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 215 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Toyosato Station Location within Shiga Prefecture ![]() ![]() Toyosato Station Toyosato Station (Japan) |
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Lines
Toyosato Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 15.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara 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
opposite side | ■ Main Line | for Hikone and Maibara |
station side | ■ Main Line | for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
Amago | Local | Echigawa | ||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station |
History
Toyosato Station was opened as a temporary stop on March 19, 1899 on land donated by local magnate Itō Chūbei. A station building was completed on April 14, 1906 and the station raised to a passenger station on the Ohmi Railway. Cargo handling was abolished in October 1972. The station building was reconstructed in 1996.
Surroundings
- Toyosato Town Hall
- Toyosato Elementary School, known for being used in the anime K-On!
- Nakasendō
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen
See also
References
- 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.
External links
Media related to Toyosato Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site(in Japanese)