Samegai Station Explained


Samegai Station
Native Name:醒ケ井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:619 Samegai, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0035
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Central
Line: Tōkaidō Main Line
Distance:439.8km (273.3miles) from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Status:Staffed
Opened:February 21, 1900
Passengers:358 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Samegai Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Samegai Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 439.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkaidō line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge; however, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Samegai Station opened on 21 February 1900 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line. The station came under the aegis of the Central Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Samegai Station was assigned station number CA82.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 358 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/kensei/tokei/tokeisyo/317522.html. ja:令和元年度(2019年度)統計書 第12章 運輸・通信. Shiga Prefectural Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 12 Transportation and Communications. 2020. Shiga Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.