Nagahara Station (永原駅, Nagahara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Nagahara Station 永原駅 | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Nagahara Station, August 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nishiazaicho Oura, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0721 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°29′55.8″N 136°7′20.09″E / 35.498833°N 136.1222472°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Kosei Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 68.3 km from Yamashina | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated (embankment) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-B11 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1974 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 102 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNagahara Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 68.3 kilometres (42.4 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 73.8 kilometres (45.9 miles) from Kyoto.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms on an embankment, connected by an underground passage to the station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga |
| 3, 4 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Imazu and Kyoto |
History
editThe station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR).[1] The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Nagahara being assigned station number JR-B11.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Nagahama City Hall Nishi-Asai Branch
- Nagahama City Nagahara Elementary School
- Japan National Route 303
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 33. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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