Ōmi-Hachiman Station

Ōmi-Hachiman Station 近江八幡駅
The north gate of Ōmi-Hachiman Station
Location
Prefecture	Shiga (See other stations in Shiga)
City	Ōmihachiman
History
Year opened	1889
Former names	Hachiman Station Shin-Hachiman Station
Present name since	1919
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR West Ohmi Railway
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line Yōkaichi Line

Ōmi-Hachiman Station (近江八幡駅, Ōmi-Hachiman-eki^?) is a train station in Ōmihachiman, Shiga, Japan.

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line)
• Ohmi Railway
  • Yōkaichi Line

History

The Tōkaidō Main Line station opened on July 1, 1889 when the railway between Sekigahara Station and Baba Station (now Zeze Station) began operation. The station was originally named Hachiman; on March 11, 1919 the prefix Ōmi was added.^[1] The Ohmi Railway station opened on December 29, 1913 as Shin-Hachiman Station of the Konan Railway.^[2]

Layout

The JR station has two platforms serving three tracks, parallel to which the Ohmi Railway has a platform.^[3]

Stations next to Ōmi-Hachiman

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company Biwako Line
Notogawa		Special Rapid		Yasu
Azuchi		Local (Rapid service: Kyoto or Takatsuki - Akashi)		Shinohara
Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Yōkaichi		Rapid		Terminus
Musa		Local		Terminus

References

1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998) (in Japanese). Teishajō Hensen Daijiten - Kokutetsu JR Hen. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 32, vol. II. ISBN 4533029809. 
2. ^ Wakuda, Yasuo (1993) (in Japanese). Shitetsushi Handobukku. Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 123. ISBN 4-88548-065-5. 
3. ^ "近江八幡駅│構内図：JRおでかけネット". http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/premises.php?id=0610106. Retrieved September 2, 2011. 

Coordinates: 35°07′22″N 136°06′10″E / 35.1228835°N 136.1027527°E / 35.1228835; 136.1027527

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