Ōtani Station (Shiga)
Ōtani Station 大谷駅 | |||||
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 Ōtani Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 23 Ōtanichō, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0062 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′38.86″N 135°51′13.29″E / 34.9941278°N 135.8536917°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Keihan Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ▲ Keishin Line | ||||
| Distance | 5.0 km from Misasagi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OT34 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 15, 1912 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 189 daily | ||||
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Ōtani Station (大谷駅, Ōtani-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.
Lines
[edit]Ōtani Station is served by the Keihan Keishin Line, and is 5.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Misasagi.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| exit side | ■ Keishin Line | for Hamaōtsu Change to the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line for Ishiyamadera and Sakamoto |
| opposite side | ■ Keishin Line | for Misasagi, Kyōto Shiyakusho-mae, and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Change to the Keihan Line at Sanjo-Keihan for (Demachiyanagi and Osaka (Yodoyabashi, Nakanoshima)) |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keihan Electric Railway Keishin Line (OT34) | ||||
| Oiwake (OT33) | - | Kamisakaemachi (OT35) | ||
History
[edit]Ōtani Station was opened on August 18, 1879 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Tōkaidō Main Line. The Keitsu Electric Railway (the predecessor to the Keihan Electric Railway) connected to the station on August 15, 1912.[1] Due to a change in the routing of the tracks the JGR portion of the station was discontinued in 1921.
Past line
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Japanese Government Railway Tōkaidō Line (Old route) | ||||
| Baba (present: Zeze) | - | Yamashina | ||
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 189 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Semimaru Shrine
- Japan National Route 1
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ G-5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 [G-5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31)] (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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