Seta Station (Shiga)
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Seta Station 瀬田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Seta Station, July 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-10 Ōgaya, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-2144 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′13″N 135°55′31″E / 34.98694°N 135.92528°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Biwako Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 50.7 km from Maibara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-A26 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 August 1969 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 18,224 | ||||||||||
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Seta Station (瀬田駅, Seta-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Seta Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 50.7 kilometers from Maibara and 496.6 kilometers from Tokyo.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka (partly) |
| 2 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara |
| 4 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara (partly) (Kusatsu Line) for Kusatsu and Kibukawa |
History
[edit]The route of the Tōkaidō Main Line passed through Seto in 1889, but no station was built in the village. The Ministry of Communications authorized a station to be built in 1900, but despite petitions by local inhabitants, Ishiyama Station was built instead. After half a century, the route of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was designed to pass through Seta and in 1960 the government asked local residents to permit a land survey and began steps to secure the required land. However, the local residents refused cooperation unless a station was built as per the 1900 authorization. Seta Station opened on 12 August 1969.[2]
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Seta being assigned station number JR-A26.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,224 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,[5] making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Otsu Municipal Seta Kita Junior High School
- Kayano Shrine
- Otsu City Setakita Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ West Japan Railway Company. "構内図". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 33. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data". West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
External links
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