Kinomoto Station

木ノ本駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West regional rail station
Kinomoto Station, August 2020
General information
Location1543 Kinomoto, Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0425
Japan
Coordinates35°30′21″N 136°13′18″E / 35.5058°N 136.2217°E / 35.5058; 136.2217
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) Hokuriku Main Line
Distance22.4 km from Maibara
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Station code JR-A05 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 March 1882
Passengers
FY2019646 daily
Location
Kinomoto Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Kinomoto Station
Kinomoto Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Kinomoto Station is located in Japan
Kinomoto Station
Kinomoto Station
Kinomoto Station (Japan)

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

Kinomoto Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 22.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

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

1, 2 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Maibara and Kyoto
2, 3 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Yogo   Local   Takatsuki
Yogo   Rapid   Takatsuki
Yogo   Special Rapid   Takatsuki

History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ 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 Kinomoto Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Hokuriku Main Line and related lines
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