Ōmi-Shiotsu Station

Railway station in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

A Hokuriku Main Line
B Kosei Line

Distance31.4 km (19.5 mi) from MaibaraPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4Connections

Bus stopConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStation code

JR-A03 (Hokuriku Main Line)
JR-B10 (Kosei Line)

WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1957; 66 years ago (1 October 1957)PassengersFY2019207 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Yogo towards Maibara		Hokuriku Main Line Local Rapid Special Rapid		Shin-Hikida towards Tsuruga
Nagahara towards Kyoto		Kosei Line Local Rapid Special Rapid		Shin-Hikida towards Tsuruga

Location
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Ōmi-Shiotsu Station (近江塩津駅, Ōmishiotsu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the northernmost station in Shiga Prefecture

Lines

Ōmi-Shiotsu Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 31.4 kilometres (19.5 miles) from the terminus of the line at Maibara. It is also the nominal northern terminus of the Kosei Line, although most express trains continue on to Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture using the tracks of the Hokuriku Main Line. The station is 74.1 kilometres (46.0 miles) from the starting point of the Kosei Line at Yamashina and 79.6 kilometres (49.5 miles) from Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms built on an embankment, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Kosei Line	for Omi-Imazu and Kyoto
2	■ Kosei Line	for Omi-Imazu and Kyoto
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Nagahama and Maibara for Tsuruga and Fukui (through from Kosei Line)
3	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Tsuruga and Fukui
4	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Nagahama and Maibara

History

Ōmi-Shiotsu Station opened on 1 October 1957 under the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Ōmi-Shiotsu being assigned station number JR-A03 for the Hokuriku Main Line and JR-B08 for the Kosei Line.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 207 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Surrounding area

The station is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with Japan National Route 8 passing in front of the station. Nagahama City Shiotsu Elementary School is in the vicinity.

Gallery

October 2011
Platforms 3 and 4, January 2007

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 43. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
^ "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.
^ 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

Media related to Ōmi-Shiotsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West official home page

Stations of the Hokuriku Main Line and related lines

Hokuriku Main Line

Biwako Line	(for Hikone and Kyoto<<)(for Gifu and Nagoya<<) Maibara Sakata Tamura Nagahama (for Torahime>>)	A
Hokuriku Line	(for Tamura<<) Nagahama Torahime Kawake Takatsuki Kinomoto Yogo - (for Ōmi-Imazu and Kyōto<<) Ōmi-Shiotsu Shin-Hikida Tsuruga	A