Screen Station Explained

Screen Station
Native Name:スクリーン駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Takamiya-chō, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0201
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.2332°N 136.2673°W
Operator: Ohmi Railway
Line: Ohmi Railway Taga Line
Distance:0.8 km from
Platforms:1 side platform
Code:OR08
Opened:15 March 2008
Passengers:634 daily (boarding passengers only)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Screen Station

is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. The station was named after Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd., whose Hikone office the station serves.

Lines

Screen Station is a station of the Ohmi Railway Taga Line, and is located 0.8 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Takamiya Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a single platform serving one track.. The station is unattended.

History

Construction started on 5 December 2007,[2] and the station opened on 15 March 2008.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 634 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Press release: 彦根地区事業所に近江鉄道「スクリーン」駅を設置 (5 December 2009). Retrieved on 23 February 2009.
  3. The Kyoto Shimbun Web News: 新駅「スクリーン駅」が完成 近江鉄道多賀線、15日開業(14 March 2008). Retrieved on 23 February 2009.
  4. Web site: https://www.city.hikone.lg.jp/kakuka/kikakushinko/3/4/6/2/4/R2/16563.html. ja:彦根市統計(令和2年版) 第10章 運輸および通信. Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications. 2020. Hikone City. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.