Kōnan Station | |
Native Name: | 甲南駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Kōnan-chō Fukawa, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3322 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | Kusatsu Line |
Distance: | 12.5 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Opened: | February 19, 1890 |
Former: | Fukawa (to 1956) |
Passengers: | 855 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Kōnan Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kōnan Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 12.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Kōnan Station opened on February 19, 1890 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) . The station became Kōnan 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]