Echigawa Station (愛知川駅, Echigawa-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Aishō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Echigawa Station 愛知川駅 | |
|---|---|
 Echigawa Station, October 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 895 Ichi, Aishō-chō, Echi-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1313 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°10′34″N 136°12′48″E / 35.1762°N 136.2133°E |
| Operated by |  Ohmi Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line |
| Distance | 17.9 km from Maibara |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Station code | OR12 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | June 11, 1898 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 593 daily |
| Location | |
  Echigawa Station Location within Shiga Prefecture  Echigawa Station Echigawa Station (Japan) | |
Lines edit
Echigawa Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 17.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building also serves as the local community center, and is unattended.
Platforms edit
| ■ Main Line | for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman | |
| ■ Main Line | for Hikone and Maibara |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Toyosato | Local | Gokashō | ||
History edit
Echigawa Station was opened on June 11, 1898. The station building was reconstructed in 2000.
Surroundings edit
- Aishō Town Hall
- Aishō Municipal Eichigawa Library
- Aishō Municipal Aishō Junior High School
- Shiga Prefectural Echi High School
- Nakasendō Echigawa-juku
- Tōkaidō Shinkansen
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Echigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site (in Japanese)
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