Hōrai Station
Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hōrai Station (蓬萊駅, Hōrai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Hōrai Station 蓬萊駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Hachiyado, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0515 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35.1824°N 135.9153°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Kosei Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 24.9 km from Yamashina | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Accessible | None | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | JR-B22 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 July 1974 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 1029 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Hōrai Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 24.9 kilometres (15.5 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 30.4 kilometres (18.9 miles) from Kyoto.
The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
1 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga |
2 | ■ Kosei Line | for Katata and Kyoto |
The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR).[1] The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōrai being assigned station number JR-B22.[2][3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
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