Yogo Station

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	35.5336°N 136.1973°E / 35.5336; 136.1973
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 Show map of Shiga Prefecture Yogo Station Yogo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Yogo Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 26.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platform

1	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga
2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Maibara and Kyoto

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hokuriku Main Line
Omi-Shiotsu		Local		Kinomoto
Omi-Shiotsu		Rapid		Kinomoto
Omi-Shiotsu		Special Rapid		Kinomoto

History

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 160 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Mount Shizugatake
• Japan National Route 365

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "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.
2. "「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.
3. 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 Yogo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• 0541408 JR West official home page