Kumoi Station (雲井駅, Kumoi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway.
Kumoi Station 雲井駅 | |||||
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 Station entrance | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shigarakichomaki, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1803 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°54′40″N 136°05′03″E / 34.9112°N 136.0843°E | ||||
| Operated by | Shigaraki Kohgen Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Shigaraki Line | ||||
| Distance | 10.2 km from Kibukawa[1] | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unmanned | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 8 May 1933 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 294 per day (2017)[2] | |||||
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Lines
editKumoi Station is a station on the Shigaraki Line, and is 10.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kibukawa.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. The station's building dates from the Shigaraki Line's opening in 1933, making it the oldest structure on the line.[3] The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Shigaraki Line | ||||
| Shigarakigūshi | Local | Chokushi | ||
History
editKumoi Station opened on May 8, 1933 as a station of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station was closed from October 1, 1943 to July 25, 1947, when it reopened as a station of the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR and was transferred to the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway on July 13, 1987.
Passenger statistics
edit| Ridership per day [2] | |
|---|---|
| Year | Ridership |
| 2011 | 370 |
| 2012 | 373 |
| 2013 | 339 |
| 2014 | 309 |
| 2015 | 332 |
| 2016 | 360 |
| 2017 | 294 |
Surrounding area
edit- Kumoi Elementary School
- Japan National Route 307
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Station/Train". Shigaraki Kohgen Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ a b "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "レトロな駅や田んぼアートをめぐる！滋賀・信楽高原鐵道の旅". LINE トラベル (in Japanese). Venture Republic Inc. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
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Media related to Kumoi Station at Wikimedia Commons