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Railway station in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

CA82
Samegai Station
醒ケ井駅
Samegai Station in May 2023
General information
Location619 Samegai, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0035
Japan
Coordinates35°19′40″N 136°20′43″E / 35.32778°N 136.34528°E / 35.32778; 136.34528
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance439.8 km (273.3 miles) from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 21, 1900
Passengers
FY2019358 daily
Location
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Samegai Station (醒ヶ井駅, Samegai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Samegai Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 439.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkaidō line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms

2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line for Maibara, Kyoto
3 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Ōgaki, Nagoya

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokaido Main Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Ōmi-Nagaoka   Special Rapid   Maibara
Ōmi-Nagaoka   New Rapid   Maibara
Ōmi-Nagaoka   Rapid   Maibara
Ōmi-Nagaoka   Sectional Rapid   Maibara
Ōmi-Nagaoka   Local   Maibara

History

Samegai Station opened on 21 February 1900 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line. The station came under the aegis of the Central Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Samegai Station was assigned station number CA82.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 358 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Maibara City Samegai Administrative Service Center
  • Samegai-juku Museum

See also

References

  1. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. 令和元年度（2019年度）統計書 第12章 運輸・通信 [Shiga Prefectural Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 12 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Samegai Station at Wikimedia Commons

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