Kinomoto Station
Kinomoto Station 木ノ本駅  | |||||
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| JR-West regional rail station | |||||
 Kinomoto Station, August 2020 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1543 Kinomoto, Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0425 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′21″N 136°13′18″E / 35.5058°N 136.2217°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||
| Line(s) |  Hokuriku Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 22.4 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | JR-A05 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 10 March 1882 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 646 daily | ||||
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Kinomoto Station (木ノ本駅, Kinomoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Kinomoto Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 22.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platform
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
| 2, 3 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Main Line | ||||
| Yogo | Local | Takatsuki | ||
| Yogo | Rapid | Takatsuki | ||
| Yogo | Special Rapid | Takatsuki | ||
History
[edit]The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). From 1882 to 1964, Kinomoto Station was also the southern terminus of the now-discontinued 26.1 kilometer Yanagase Line to Tsuruga. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kinomoto being assigned station number JR-A05.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- site of the Battle of Shizugatake
- Nagahama City Office Kinomoto Branch
- Shiga Prefectural Ika High School
- Nagahama City Kinomoto Junior High School
- Nagahama City Kinomoto Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ 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
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