Shin-Yōkaichi Station | |
Native Name: | 新八日市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 2-10 Yōkaichishimizu, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 27-0018 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.1105°N 136.1911°W |
Operator: | Ohmi Railway |
Line: | Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line |
Distance: | 0.7 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Code: | OR16 |
Opened: | December 29, 1913 |
Former: | Yōkaichiguchi (until 1919) |
Passengers: | 501 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Shin-Yōkaichi Station |
is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Shin-Yōkaichi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line, and is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yōkaichi Station.[1]
The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Shin-Yōkaichi Station was opened on December 29, 1913 as . It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1919. The station building was built in 1922. The second floor of the station building was once used as the head office of the Konan Railway and Yokaichi Railway, which were the predecessors of the Yokaichi Line.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]