| Yōkaichi Station | |
| Native Name: | 八日市駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 1 Yōkaichihamanochō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 527-0011 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 35.1145°N 136.1948°W |
| Operator: | Ohmi Railway |
| Distance: | 25.3 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 island + 1 side platform |
| Code: | OR15 |
| Opened: | July 24, 1898 |
| Passengers: | 2161 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Yōkaichi Station |
is a passenger junction railway station located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station in Higashiōmi city and one of the most important stations of Ohmi railway.
Yōkaichi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line (Koto Ohmi Line, Minakuchi Gamono Line), and is located 25.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station. It is also a terminus of the Yōkaichi Line (Man-yō Akane Line) and is 9.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Ōmi-Hachiman Station.[1]
The station consists of an island platform and a side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
Yōkaichi Station was opened on July 24, 1898. The station building was reconstructed in 1998. A museum was opened don the second floor of the station building in 2019.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2161 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
"Ohmi Railway bus" for Notogawa Station, Eigen-ji and "Chokotto-bus" (municipal buses) depart and arrive from this station.