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Ōmi-Shiotsu Station 近江塩津駅
Ōmi-Shiotsu Station, August 2019
General information
Location	245 Yo Nishiazai-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture 529-0706 Japan
Coordinates	35°32′22.7″N 136°9′4.84″E / 35.539639°N 136.1513444°E / 35.539639; 136.1513444
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	A Hokuriku Main Line B Kosei Line
Distance	31.4 km (19.5 mi) from Maibara
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JR-A03  (Hokuriku Main Line)  JR-B10  (Kosei Line)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1957; 67 years ago (1 October 1957)
Passengers
FY2019	207 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Yogotowards Maibara Hokuriku Main LineLocalRapidSpecial Rapid Shin-Hikidatowards Tsuruga Nagaharatowards Kyoto Kosei LineLocalRapidSpecial Rapid
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Ōmi-Shiotsu Station (近江塩津駅, Ōmishiotsu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the northernmost station in Shiga Prefecture

Lines

Ōmi-Shiotsu Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 31.4 kilometres (19.5 miles) from the terminus of the line at Maibara. It is also the nominal northern terminus of the Kosei Line, although most express trains continue on to Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture using the tracks of the Hokuriku Main Line. The station is 74.1 kilometres (46.0 miles) from the starting point of the Kosei Line at Yamashina and 79.6 kilometres (49.5 miles) from Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms built on an embankment, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Ōmi-Shiotsu Station opened on 1 October 1957 under the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Ōmi-Shiotsu being assigned station number JR-A03 for the Hokuriku Main Line and JR-B08 for the Kosei Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 207 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The station is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with Japan National Route 8 passing in front of the station. Nagahama City Shiotsu Elementary School is in the vicinity.

Gallery

• October 2011
• Platforms 3 and 4, January 2007

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 43. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Ōmi-Shiotsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West official home page

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• Stations of West Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1957
• Hokuriku Main Line
• Kosei Line
• Nagahama, Shiga