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Railway station in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kinomoto Station (木ノ本駅, Kinomoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
JR-West regional rail station | |||||
![]() Kinomoto Station, August 2020 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 1543 Kinomoto, Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0425 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35.5058°N 136.2217°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ![]() | ||||
Distance | 22.4 km from Maibara | ||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | JR-A05 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 10 March 1882 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 646 daily | ||||
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Kinomoto Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 22.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1, 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
2, 3 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga |
The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). From 1882 to 1964, Kinomoto Station was also the southern terminus of the now-discontinued 26.1 kilometer Yanagase Line to Tsuruga. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kinomoto being assigned station number JR-A05.[1][2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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