Hikone Station

Hikone Station (彦根駅, Hikone-eki) is a train station in Hikone, Shiga, Japan.

Hikone Station

彦根駅
West side of the station
LocationHikone, Shiga
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
History
Opened1889

Lines

History

The Tōkaidō Main Line station opened on July 1, 1889, when the railway between Sekigahara Station and Baba Station (now Zeze Station) began operation.[1] The Ohmi Railway opened on June 11, 1898.[2]

Layout

The JR Station has two platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms are connected to the ticket gate on the bridge over the tracks. The east end of the bridge, on the ground, is the Ohmi Railway station.[3]

Surroundings

Stations next to Hikone

« Service »
JR West Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line)
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Maibara   Special Rapid Service   Notogawa
Maibara   Local (Rapid service when running on the JR Kyoto Line)   Minami-Hikone
Ohmi Railway Main Line
Toriimoto   Rapid   Yōkaichi
Toriimoto   Local   Hikone-Serikawa

References

  1. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 31. ISBN 4533029809.
  2. Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 123. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
  3. "彦根駅│構内図:JRおでかけネット". Retrieved September 1, 2011.


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