Hino Station (日野駅, Hino-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Hino, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Hino Station 日野駅 | |||||
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.jpg) Hino Station, 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 903-2 Imonoshi-chō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1655 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°00′44″N 136°13′11″E / 35.01222°N 136.21972°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Ohmi Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 37.8 km from Maibara | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OR32 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | October 1, 1900. | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2018 | 472 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Hino Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 37.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.
Platforms edit
| ■ Main Line | for Hikone and Maibara for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Omi-Hachiman |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ohmi Railway Main Line | ||||
| Sakuragawa | Rapid | Minakuchi | ||
| Asahino | Local | Minakuchi Matsuo | ||
History edit
Hino Station was opened on October 1, 1900. In 2017, plans to demolish the old station building were opposed by local residents in favor of preservation, and after remodeling the old station building is now used as a cafe, tourist information center and museum.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 472 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surroundings edit
- Shiga Prefectural Road 183 Hino Tokuhara Line
- Hino Municipal Hissa Elementary School
- Hino Town Hall
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.
- ^ 日野町統計調査 2019 4.近江鉄道日野駅乗降客数 [Higashiomi Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 7-8 Railway Passenger Customers] (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiomi city. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Hino Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons
- Ohmi Railway official site (in Japanese)
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