Kōka Station
Railway station in Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kōka Station (甲賀駅, Kōka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kōka Station 甲賀駅 | |||||||||||
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 Kōka Station, north exit, March 2021 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kōka-chō Oharaichiba, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3433 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°54′4.68″N 136°12′45.64″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | C Kusatsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.4 km from Tsuge | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 1, 1904 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ōhara (to 1918) Ōharaisi (to 1956) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 855 daily | ||||||||||
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Kōka Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 7.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Tsuge |
| 2 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Kusatsu |
Kōka Station opened on March 1, 1904 as Ōhara Station (大原駅, Ohara-eki) on the Kansai Railway, which was nationalized in 1907 to become part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and subsequently the Japan National Railway (JNR) . On May 1, 1918, the station name was changed to Ōharaichi Station (大原市場駅, Oharaichi-eki). The station became Kōka Station on April 10, 1956. The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 855 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
- Koka City Koga Junior High School
- Koka Central Park
- Koga no Sato Ninja Village
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