Hikone Station

Hikone Station (彦根駅, Hikone-eki) is a train station in Hikone, Shiga, Japan.

Hikone Station 彦根駅
West side of the station
Location	Hikone, Shiga Japan
Operated by	JR West Ohmi Railway
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line Ohmi Railway Main Line
History
Opened	1889

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line)
• Ohmi Railway
  • Main 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.[1] The Ohmi Railway opened on June 11, 1898.[2]

Layout

The JR Station has two platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms are connected to the ticket gate on the bridge over the tracks. The east end of the bridge, on the ground, is the Ohmi Railway station.[3]

Surroundings

• Hikone Castle (彦根城)
• Ryōtan-ji (Hikone) (龍潭寺)
• Sawayama Castle (佐和山城)
• Shiga Gokoku Shrine (滋賀縣護國神社)
• Shiga University (滋賀大学)
• Shiga Prefectural Hikone Higashi High School (滋賀県立彦根東高等学校)
• National Route 8
• Lake Biwa (琵琶湖)

Stations next to Hikone

«		Service	»
JR West Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line)
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Maibara		Special Rapid Service		Notogawa
Maibara		Local (Rapid service when running on the JR Kyoto Line)		Minami-Hikone
Ohmi Railway Main Line
Toriimoto		Rapid		Yōkaichi
Toriimoto		Local		Hikone-Serikawa

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 31. ISBN 4533029809.
2. Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 123. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
3. "彦根駅│構内図：JRおでかけネット". Retrieved September 1, 2011.