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
JR-West regional rail station
East gate of the station, August 2007
General information
Location	1521-1 Minamikawasecho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0222 Japan
Coordinates	35.2254°N 136.2252°E / 35.2254; 136.2252
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Biwako Line
Distance	12.4 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Station code	JR-A15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 1, 1896
Passengers
FY2019	3045 daily
Location
Kawase Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Kawase Station Kawase Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

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

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on May 1, 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 March 15, 1972. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. A new station building was completed in 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3405 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kawase Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West official home page