Yōkaichi Station
Yōkaichi Station (八日市駅, Yōkaichi-eki) is a passenger junction railway station located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station in Higashiōmi city and one of the most important stations of Ohmi railway.
Yōkaichi Station 八日市駅 | |
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 Yōkaichi Station October 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Yōkaichihamanochō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 527-0011 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.114485°N 136.194849°E |
| Operated by |  Ohmi Railway |
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| Distance | 25.3 km from Maibara |
| Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform |
| Other information | |
| Station code | OR15 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | July 24, 1898 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 2161 daily |
| Location | |
  Yōkaichi Station Location within Shiga Prefecture  Yōkaichi Station Yōkaichi Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Yōkaichi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line (Koto Ohmi Line, Minakuchi Gamono Line), and is located 25.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station. It is also a terminus of the Yōkaichi Line (Man-yō Akane Line) and is 9.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Ōmi-Hachiman Station.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform and a side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Main Line (Minakuchi Gamono Line) | for Hino and Kibukawa |
| 2 | ■ Main Line (Koto Ohmi Line) | for Hikone and Maibara |
| 3 | ■ Yōkaichi Line (Man-yō Akane Line) | for Hirata and Ōmi-Hachiman |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Koto Ohmi Line | ||||
| Minakuchi Gamono Line | ||||
| Kawabe-no-mori | - | Nagatanino | ||
| Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line (Man-yō Akane Line) | ||||
| Terminus | - | Shin-Yōkaichi | ||
History
Yōkaichi Station was opened on July 24, 1898. The station building was reconstructed in 1998. A museum was opened don the second floor of the station building in 2019.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2161 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Buses
"Ohmi Railway bus" for Notogawa Station, Eigen-ji and "Chokotto-bus" (municipal buses) depart and arrive from this station.
Surroundings
- Shopping Plaza Apia (Al Plaza Yokaichi)
- Shiga Prefectural Yokaichi High School
- Honmachi Shopping Arcade
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.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Yokaichi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site (in Japanese)
- Ohmi Railway Museum(in Japanese)