Awazu Station (Shiga)

Awazu Station (粟津駅, Awazu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Awazu Station 粟津駅
Awazu Station, September 2019
General information
Location	7, Beppo 1-chome, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0833 Japan
Coordinates	34°59′06″N 135°53′44″E
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)	▼ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Distance	2.8 km from Ishiyamadera
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	OT04
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 1, 1913
Passengers
FY2018	671 daily (boarding)
Location Awazu Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Awazu Station Awazu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Awazu Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 2.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ishiyamadera.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Station side	■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line	for Biwako-Hamaōtsu and Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
Opposite side	■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line	for Ishiyamadera

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Keihan Ishiyama		-	Kawaragahama

History

Awazu Station was opened on March 1, 1913 as Beppo Station (別保駅, Beppo-eki). It was relocated to its present location and renamed to its present name on January 17, 1914.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 671 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Shiga Factory
• Otsu City Awazu Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ｇ - ５　京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 [Ｇ - ５ 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31)] (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Awazu Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons

• official home page