Maibara Station
Maibara Station (米原駅, Maibara-eki) is a railway station in Maibara, Shiga, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hokuriku Main Line, and the boundary of control between JR West and JR Central over the Tōkaidō Main Line.
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| Location | Maibara, Shiga Japan |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
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The station opened on July 1, 1889. Since 1987, its main operator has been JR West, although JR Central administers the Shinkansen tracks.
Lines
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West):
- Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central):
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen
- Tōkaidō Main Line (for Ōgaki and Gifu)
- Ohmi Railway:
- Main Line (Hikone Taga-Taisha Line)
Station layout
JR
There are three island platforms with six tracks for the Tōkaidō Line and the Hokuriku Line. There are an island platform, a side platform with five tracks for the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.
| 2, 3 | ■ Biwako Line | ■local trains, ■special rapid service, ■limited express and ■express for Kusatsu, Kyoto and Osaka |
| 5, 6, 7 | ■ Hokuriku Line | ■local trains, ■special rapid for Tsuruga, Fukui and Kanazawa ■limited express Shirasagi for Kanazawa and Toyama |
| 7, 8 | ■ Tōkaidō Line | ■local trains, ■rapid trains, ■new rapid trains, ■special rapid trains and ■limited express Shirasagi for Ogaki, Gifu and Nagoya ■limited express Hida for Gero and Takayama |
| 11 | ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen | ■Hikari and ■Kodama for Shin-Ōsaka, Okayama and Hiroshima |
| 12 | ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen | ■Hikari and ■Kodama for Nagoya, Shin-Yokohama and Tokyo |
| 13 | ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen | extra |
Ohmi Railway
The Ohmi Railway station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.
| 1, 2 | ■ Main Line (Hikone Taga-Taisha Line) |
for Taga Taisha-mae, Yōkaichi, Ōmi-Hachiman and Kibukawa |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Biwako Line (Tokaido Line) | ||||
| Terminus | Local (3 doors) | Hikone | ||
| Terminus | Special Rapid Service | Hikone | ||
| Terminus | Limited Express Haruka | Hikone | ||
| Ogaki | Limited Express Hida | Kusatsu | ||
| Biwako Line (Hokuriku Line) | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Sakata | ||
| Terminus | Special Rapid Service | Sakata | ||
| Tokaido Shinkansen | ||||
| Nozomi: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Gifu-Hashima | Kodama | Kyoto | ||
| Gifu-Hashima | Hikari | Kyoto | ||
| Tokaido Line | ||||
| Samegai | Local | Terminus | ||
| Samegai | Semi Rapid (terminating only) | Terminus | ||
| Samegai | Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Samegai | New Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Samegai | Special Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Ogaki | Limited Express Hida | Kusatsu | ||
| Ohmi Railway Main Line (Hikone Taga-Taisha Line) | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Fujitec-mae | ||
External links
Media related to Maibara Station at Wikimedia Commons