Minami-Hikone_Station
Minami-Hikone Station
Railway station in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Minami-Hikone Station (南彦根駅, Minami-Hikone-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikone, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Minami-Hikone Station 南彦根駅  | |||||||||||
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| JR-West regional rail station | |||||||||||
 East gate of the station, August 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 758 Koizumicho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0043 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.2460°N 136.2478°E / 35.2460; 136.2478 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Biwako Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.3 km from Maibara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-A14 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 30 June 1981 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 5901 daily | ||||||||||
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Minami-Hikone Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 9.3 kilometers from Maibara and 455.2 kilometers from Tokyo,
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
| 1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki |
| 2 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
The station opened on 30 June 1981.[1]
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Minami-Hikone being assigned station number JR-A14.[2][3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5901 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
- Hikone Regional Joint Government Building
- Labor Welfare Center
- Hikone Driving School
- 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. 31. 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.
- 彦根市統計（令和2年版） 第10章 運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
