Ōmi-Nagaoka Station Explained


Ōmi-Nagaoka Station
Native Name:近江長岡駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:1700-2 Nagaoka, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0242
Country:Japan
Status:Staffed
Line: Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance:435.2 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms
Tracks:4
Former:Nagaoka (1889 - 1914)
Passengers:829 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ōmi-Nagaoka Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Ōmi-Nagaoka Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 435.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkaidō line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 July 1889, initially named .[1] It was renamed Ōmi-Nagaoka Station on 1 December 1914.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.[1]

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Ōmi-Nagaoka Station was assigned station number CA81.[2] [3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 31. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  4. Web site: https://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/kensei/tokei/tokeisyo/317522.html. ja:令和元年度(2019年度)統計書 第12章 運輸・通信. Shiga Prefectural Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 12 Transportation and Communications. 2020. Shiga Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.