| Hōrai Station | |
| Native Name: | 蓬萊駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Style: | JR West |
| Address: | Hachiyado, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0515 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR West |
| Line: | Kosei Line |
| Distance: | 24.9 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Accessible: | None |
| Opened: | 20 July 1974 |
| Passengers: | 1029 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Hōrai Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Hōrai Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 24.9km (15.5miles) from the starting point of the line at and 30.4km (18.9miles) from .
The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōrai being assigned station number JR-B22.[1] [2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]