| Echigawa Station 愛知川駅 | |||||
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 Echigawa Station, October 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 895 Ichi, Aishō-chō, Echi-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1313 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°10′34″N 136°12′48″E / 35.1762°N 136.2133°E / 35.1762; 136.2133 | ||||
| Operated by |  Ohmi Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 17.9 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OR12 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | June 11, 1898 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2015 | 593 daily | ||||
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Echigawa StationLocation within Shiga PrefectureShow map of Shiga Prefecture
Echigawa Station (愛知川駅, Echigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Aishō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Lines
Echigawa Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 17.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.
Station layout
The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building also serves as the local community center, and is unattended.
Platforms
| ■ Main Line | for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman | |
| ■ Main Line | for Hikone and Maibara |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Toyosato | Local | Gokashō | ||
History
Echigawa Station was opened on June 11, 1898. The station building was reconstructed in 2000.
Surroundings
- Aishō Town Hall
- Aishō Municipal Eichigawa Library
- Aishō Municipal Aishō Junior High School
- Shiga Prefectural Echi High School
- Nakasendō Echigawa-juku
- 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 Echigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site (in Japanese)
| Stations of the Ohmi Railway | |
|---|---|
| Main Line | |
| Taga Line | |
| Yokaichi Line | |
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