Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station Explained

Biwako-Hamaotsu Station
Native Name:びわ湖浜大津駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:3-8, Hamaotsu Itchome, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0047
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0114°N 135.8638°W
Operator:20px Keihan Electric Railway
Platforms:2 island platforms
Code:OT12
Opened:July 15, 1880
Former:Ōtsu (until 1913); Hamaōtsu (until 2018)
Passengers:July 15, 1880 daily (boarding)
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station

is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Lines

Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 6.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also a station of the Keihan Keishin Line, and is 7.5 kilometers from the terminus of that line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building.

History

Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station was opened on July 15, 1880 as on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Tōkaidō Main Line . The private Ōtsu Electric Railway began operations to the station in 1913, the same year that the Tōkaidō Main Line was rerouted to bypass this station and JGR operations ceased. The station was renamed on June 1, 1913. It was renamed again to its present name on March 17, 2018.

Past lines (Ōtsu Station)

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3008 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.city.otsu.lg.jp/shisei/tokei/tokei/tokein/tokeisho/nenkan/n/41441.html#h_idx_iw_flex_1_9. ja:G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員. G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31) -->. 2020. Otsu City. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.