Torahime Station | |
Native Name: | 虎姫駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 1042 Hosoda, Daiji-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture 529-0144 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.4244°N 136.2576°W |
Distance: | from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Structure: | Ground level |
Passengers: | 709 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Torahime Station |
thumb|right|270px|Station interior is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Torahime Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 12.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Torahime station opened on 1 June 1902 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987, due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Torahime being assigned station number JR-A08.[1] [2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]