Moriyama Station (守山駅, Moriyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Moriyama Station 守山駅 | |
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![]() North side of the station | |
General information | |
Location | 6-1 Katsube, Moriyama-shi, Shiga-ken 524-0041 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.050411°N 135.99569°E / 35.050411; 135.99569 |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ![]() |
Distance | 41.1 km from Maibara |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | JR-A22 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | April 16, 1912 |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 17,283 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Moriyama Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture![]() ![]() Moriyama Station Moriyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Moriyama Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 41.1 kilometers from Maibara and 487.0 kilometers from Tokyo.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki |
2 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
« | Service | » | ||
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Biwako Line | ||||
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
Yasu | Limited Express "Haruka" | Kusatsu | ||
Yasu | Special Rapid Service | Kusatsu | ||
Yasu | Local | Rittō |
The station opened on April 16, 1912 as a station for both passenger and freight operations on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II.[1]The station was bombed by American aircraft on July 30, 1945, killing 11 people. The current station building was completed in 1973.The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,283 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
According to the "Shiga Prefecture Statistical Book", the average daily ridership is as follows
Year | Daily average Number of passengers |
Source |
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1992 | 14,574 | [3] |
1993 | 14,576 | [4] |
1994 | 14,293 | [5] |
1995 | 14,468 | [6] |
1996 | 14,514 | [7] |
1997 | 14,228 | [8] |
1998 | 14,016 | [9] |
1999 | 13,739 | [10] |
2000 | 13,686 | [11] |
2001 | 13,562 | [12] |
2002 | 13,585 | [13] |
2003 | 13,522 | [14] |
2004 | 13,412 | [15] |
2005 | 13,347 | [16] |
2006 | 13,909 | [17] |
2007 | 14,511 | [18] |
2008 | 15,086 | [19] |
2009 | 15,065 | [20] |
2010 | 15,153 | [21] |
2011 | 15,340 | [22] |
2012 | 15,645 | [23] |
2013 | 16,110 | [24] |
2014 | 16,022 | [25] |
2015 | 16,382 | [26] |
2016 | 16,490 | [27] |
2017 | 16,786 | [28] |
2018 | 17,087 | [29] |
2019 | 17,283 | [30] |
2020 | 14,248 | [31] |
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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) |
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