Seta Station (瀬田駅, Seta-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Seta Station 瀬田駅 | |||||||||||
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 Seta Station, July 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1-10 Ōgaya, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-2144 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′13″N 135°55′31″E / 34.98694°N 135.92528°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Biwako Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 50.7 km from Maibara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-A26 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 August 1969 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 18,224 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editSeta Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 50.7 kilometers from Maibara and 496.6 kilometers from Tokyo.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka (partly) |
| 2 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara |
| 4 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara (partly) (Kusatsu Line) for Kusatsu and Kibukawa |
History
editThe route of the Tōkaidō Main Line passed through Seto in 1889, but no station was built in the village. The Ministry of Communications authorized a station to be built in 1900, but despite petitions by local inhabitants, Ishiyama Station was built instead. After half a century, the route of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was designed to pass through Seta and in 1960 the government asked local residents to permit a land survey and began steps to secure the required land. However, the local residents refused cooperation unless a station was built as per the 1900 authorization. Seta Station opened on 12 August 1969.[2]
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Seta being assigned station number JR-A26.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,224 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,[5] making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.
Surrounding area
edit- Otsu Municipal Seta Kita Junior High School
- Kayano Shrine
- Otsu City Setakita Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ West Japan Railway Company. "構内図". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 33. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data". West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
External links
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Media related to Seta Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons