Kōka Station | |
Native Name: | 甲賀駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Kōka-chō Oharaichiba, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3433 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.9013°N 136.2127°W |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | Kusatsu Line |
Distance: | 7.4 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Opened: | March 1, 1904 |
Former: | Ōhara (to 1918) Ōharaisi (to 1956) |
Passengers: | 855 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kōka Station |
Style: | JR West |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kōka Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 7.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Kōka Station opened on March 1, 1904 as on the Kansai Railway, which was nationalized in 1907 to become part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and subsequently the Japan National Railway (JNR) . On May 1, 1918, the station name was changed to . The station became Kōka Station on April 10, 1956. The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 855 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]