Ogoto-onsen Station (おごと温泉駅, Ogoto-onsen-ek) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Ogoto-onsen Station おごと温泉駅 | |
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![]() Ogoto-onsen Station, October 2010 | |
General information | |
Location | 1-4 Ogotokita, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0107 Japan |
Coordinates | 35°05′50″N 135°53′42″E |
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Distance | 14.5 km from Yamashina |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | JR-B26 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | July 20, 1974 |
Previous names | Ogoto (to 2008) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 6,313 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Ogoto-onsen Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture![]() ![]() Ogoto-onsen Station Ogoto-onsen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Ogoto-onsen Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 14.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 20.0 kilometers from Kyoto.
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
1, 2 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga |
3, 4 | ■ Kosei Line | for Kyoto |
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West Japan Railway Company Kosei Line | ||||
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Hieizan Sakamoto | Rapid Service | Katata | ||
Hieizan Sakamoto | Local | Katata |
The station opened on July 20, 1974 as Ogoto Station (雄琴駅, Ogoto-eki) on the Japan National Railway (JNR).[1] The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR. The station name was renamed to the present name on March 15, 2008.[2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,313 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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