Kawase Station (河瀬駅, Kawase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikone, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Kawase Station

河瀬駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West regional rail station
East gate of the station, August 2007
General information
Location1521-1 Minamikawasecho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0222
Japan
Coordinates35°13′31″N 136°13′31″E / 35.2254°N 136.2252°E / 35.2254; 136.2252
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) Biwako Line
Distance12.4 km from Maibara
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code JR-A15 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 May 1896
Passengers
FY20193045 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Inae
towards Kyoto
Biwako Line
Local
Minami-Hikone
towards Nagahama
Location
Kawase Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Kawase Station
Kawase Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Kawase Station is located in Japan
Kawase Station
Kawase Station
Kawase Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kawase Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 12.4 kilometers from Maibara and 458.3 kilometers from Tokyo,

Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform and one island platforms connected by an elevated concourse. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platform

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1  Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Kyoto
2, 3  Biwako Line for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki

History

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The station opened on 1 May 1896 as a station for passengers and cargo on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on 15 March 1972. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. A new station building was completed in 1988.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kawase being assigned station number JR-A15.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3405 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Showa Denko Hikone Office
  • Shiga Prefectural Kawase Junior and Senior High School

See also

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References

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  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. ^ 彦根市統計(令和2年版) 第10章 運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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