Keihan-otsukyo Station explained

Keihan-otsukyo Station
Native Name:京阪大津京駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:5, Ōjigaoka 2-chome, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0025
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0232°N 135.8555°W
Operator:20px Keihan Electric Railway
Line: Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Distance:8.5 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:OT15
Opened:March 1, 1946
Former:Ōjiyama (until 2018)
Passengers:2997 daily (boarding)
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Keihan-otsukyo Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. The station is located underneath the elevated tracks of the Kosei Line of West Japan Railway Company, and passenger interchange is possible with JR West Ōtsukyō Station, although the stations are not physically connected.

Lines

Keihan-otsukyo Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 8.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on March 1, 1946 as . The station was constructed at the middle position of two closed stations: Yamagami Station (山上駅), suspended on May 15, 1945 and closed upon the opening of Ōjiyama Station, and Sazanami Station (漣駅), closed on August 15, 1944.[1] Due to a road construction project, the station was moved 52 meters north to the present location on March 18, 2006 from the original location.[2]

The station name was changed to Keihan-otsukyo on March 17, 2018.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2997 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: o2stations 皇子山駅 (from Keihan Ōtsu Lines official website). Keihan Electric Railway. 2008-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080429195619/http://www.keihan-o2.com/st/s03.html . 2008-04-29.
  2. Web site: 石山坂本線・皇子山駅を移転します. February 23, 2006. Keihan Electric Railway. 2008-05-10.
  3. Web site: 3月17日(土)より大津線4駅の駅名を変更します. January 26, 2018. April 11, 2018.
  4. 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.