Yogo Station (余呉駅, Yogo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Yogo Station 余呉駅  | |
|---|---|
| JR-West regional rail station | |
 Yogo Station, August 2020 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1727 Yogocho Shimoyogo, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-052 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°32′01″N 136°11′50″E / 35.5336°N 136.1973°E |
| Operated by | JR West |
| Line(s) |  Hokuriku Main Line |
| Distance | 26.5 km from Maibara |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground level |
| Other information | |
| Station code | JR-A04 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 October 1957 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 160 daily |
| Location | |
  Yogo Station Location within Shiga Prefecture  Yogo Station Yogo Station (Japan) | |
Lines edit
Yogo Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 26.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platform edit
| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuriku Main Line | ||||
| Omi-Shiotsu | Local | Kinomoto | ||
| Omi-Shiotsu | Rapid | Kinomoto | ||
| Omi-Shiotsu | Special Rapid | Kinomoto | ||
History edit
Yogo station opened on 1 October 1957 on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Yogo being assigned station number JR-A04.[1][2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 160 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Mount Shizugatake
- Japan National Route 365
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links edit
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