Gyokukeijimae Station (玉桂寺前駅, Gyokukeijimae eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway.

Gyokukeijimae Station

玉桂寺前駅
Gyokukeijimae Station
Gyokukeijimae Station, May 2008
General information
LocationShigarakicho Chokushi, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1804
Japan
Coordinates34°53′09″N 136°04′10″E / 34.8857°N 136.0695°E / 34.8857; 136.0695
Operated byShigaraki Kohgen Railway
Line(s)Shigaraki Line
Distance13.4 km from Kibukawa[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnmanned
History
Opened13 July 1987 (1987-07-13)
Passengers
13 per day (2017)[2]
Location
Gyokukeijimae Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Gyokukeijimae Station
Gyokukeijimae Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Gyokukeijimae Station is located in Japan
Gyokukeijimae Station
Gyokukeijimae Station
Gyokukeijimae Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Gyokukeijimae Station is a station on the Shigaraki Line, and is 13.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kibukawa.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Shigaraki Line
Chokushi Local Shigaraki

History edit

Gyokukeijimae Station opened on July 13, 1987.

Passenger statistics edit

With a ridership of 13 passengers a day, Gyokukeijimae Station has the lowest ridership on the Shigaraki Line.[2]

Ridership per day [2]
Year Ridership
2011 20
2012 20
2013 14
2014 13
2015 14
2016 2
2017 13

Surrounding area edit

  • Gyokukei-ji
  • Koka City Shigaraki Library
  • Shigaraki Gymnasium

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Station/Train". Shigaraki Kohgen Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

External links edit

  Media related to Gyokukeijimae Station at Wikimedia Commons