Shin-Yōkaichi Station
Shin-Yōkaichi Station (新八日市駅, Shin-Yōkaichi-eki) 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 新八日市駅 | |
|---|---|
 Shin-Yōkaichi Station, July 2003 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 2-10 Yōkaichishimizu, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 27-0018 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35.1105°N 136.1911°E |
| Operated by |  Ohmi Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line |
| Distance | 0.7 km from Yōkaichi |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Station code | OR16 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | December 29, 1913 |
| Previous names | Yōkaichiguchi (until 1919) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 501 daily |
| Location | |
  Shin-Yōkaichi Station Location within Shiga Prefecture  Shin-Yōkaichi Station Shin-Yōkaichi Station (Japan) | |
Lines
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]
Station layout
The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| ■ Yōkaichi Line | for Yōkaichi | |
| ■ Yōkaichi Line | for Omi-Hachiman |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Yōkaichi | Local | Tarō Bogū-mae | ||
History
Shin-Yōkaichi Station was opened on December 29, 1913 as Yōkaichiguchi Station (八日市口駅, Yōkaichiguchi-eki) . 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surroundings
- Yōkaichi Post Office
- Japan National Route 421
See also
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- 東近江市統計書 令和元年度 7-8 鉄道乗客数 [Higashiomi Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 7-8 Railway Passenger Customers] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiomi city. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Shin-Yokaichi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site (in Japanese)