Tamura Station

田村駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West regional rail station
Tamura Station, November 2020
General information
Location1210 Minami-Sendo Tamura-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 526-0829
Japan
Coordinates35°21′22.71″N 136°16′54.53″E / 35.3563083°N 136.2818139°E / 35.3563083; 136.2818139
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) Biwako Line
Distance4.7 km from Maibara
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code JR-A10 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 October 1931
Closed1940-1954
Passengers
FY20191270 daily
Location
Tamura Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Tamura Station
Tamura Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Tamura Station is located in Japan
Tamura Station
Tamura Station
Tamura Station (Japan)

Tamura Station (田村駅, Tamura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Tamura Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 4.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platform

east ■ Biwako Line for Maibara and Kyoto
west ■ Biwako Line for Nagahama, Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Biwako Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Sakata   Local   Nagahama

History

The station opened on 14 October 1931 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on 1 November 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on 10 December 1954 under the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. 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 Tamura being assigned station number JR-A10.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1270 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 Tamura Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Hokuriku Main Line and related lines
Stations of the Biwako Line (Tokaido Line, Hokuriku Line)
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