Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station

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Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station (大津市役所前駅, Ōtsu-shiyakusho-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station

大津市役所前駅
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station, September 2019
General information
Location5 Goryōchō, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0037
Japan
Coordinates35°01′05″N 135°51′19″E / 35.01806°N 135.85528°E / 35.01806; 135.85528
Operated by Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Distance8.0 km from Ishiyamadera
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeOT14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMay 15, 1927
Previous namesHeiei-mai (until 1940); Bessho (until 2018)
Passengers
FY20181334 daily (boarding)
Location
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station is located in Japan
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 8.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ishiyamadera.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

station side  Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
opposite side  Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Biwako-Hamaōtsu and Ishiyamadera

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Miidera - Keihan-otsukyo

History edit

Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station was opened on May 15, 1927 as Heiei-mae Station (兵営前駅). The station name was changed to Bessho Station (別所駅) on November 10, 1940. The station was relocated 300 meters towards Sakamoto on September 24, 1967 due to the relocation of the Otsu City Hall. The station name was changed it its present name on March 17, 2018.[1]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1334 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area edit

  • Otsu City Hall
  • Otsu City Public Enterprise Bureau
  • Otsu City Hall Post Office
  • Otsu City Fire Department
  • Shiga Prefectural Police Academy
  • Shiga Prefectural Otsu Commercial High School

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "3月17日(土)より大津線4駅の駅名を変更します" (PDF). January 26, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. ^ G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 [G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31)] (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Otsu-Shiyakusho-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons