Inae Station (稲枝駅, Inae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikone, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Inae Station 稲枝駅 ![]() | |
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JR-West regional rail station | |
![]() East gate of the station, November 2017 | |
General information | |
Location | 332 Inaecho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 521-1125 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.2033°N 136.1946°E / 35.2033; 136.1946 |
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Distance | 16.1 km from Maibara |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | JR-A16 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | July 1, 1920 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 2556 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Inae Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture![]() ![]() Inae Station Inae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Inae Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 16.1 kilometers from Maibara and 462.0 kilometers from Tokyo.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station building is attended.
1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
2 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki |
« | Service | » | ||
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Biwako Line | ||||
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
Kawase | Loca | Notogawa |
The station opened on July 1, 1920 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. .[1] A new station building was completed in 2014
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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Stations of the Biwako Line (Tokaido Line, Hokuriku Line) | |
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Biwako Line (Hokuriku Main Line) | |
Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) |