Kōnan Station (Shiga)

Kōnan Station (甲南駅, Kōnan-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kōnan Station 甲南駅
Kōnan Station, July 2019
General information
Location	Kōnan-chō Fukawa, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3322 Japan
Coordinates	34°55′54.49″N 136°10′8.36″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	C  Kusatsu Line
Distance	12.5 km from Tsuge
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 19, 1890
Previous names	Fukawa (to 1956)
Passengers
FY2019	855 daily
Location
Kōnan Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Kōnan Station Kōnan Station (Japan)

Lines

Kōnan Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 12.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Kusatsu Line	for Tsuge
2	■ Kusatsu Line	for Kibukawa and Kusatsu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kusatsu Line
Terashō		Local		Kibukawa

History

Kōnan Station opened on February 19, 1890 as Fukawa Station (深川駅, Fukawa-eki) on the Kansai Railway, which was nationalized in 1907 to become part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and subsequently the Japan National Railway (JNR) . The station became Kōnan Station on April 10, 1956. The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 855 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• former Konan town hall
• Koka City Konan Daiichi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kōnan Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West official home page