Shin-Yōkaichi Station (新八日市駅, Shin-Yōkaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.
Shin-Yōkaichi Station 新八日市駅 | |
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![]() Shin-Yōkaichi Station, July 2003 | |
General information | |
Location | 2-10 Yōkaichishimizu, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 27-0018 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.1105°N 136.1911°E / 35.1105; 136.1911 |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line |
Distance | 0.7 km from Yōkaichi |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | OR16 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | December 29, 1913 |
Previous names | Yōkaichiguchi (until 1919) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 501 daily |
Location | |
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Shin-Yōkaichi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line, and is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yōkaichi Station.[1]
The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
■ Yōkaichi Line | for Yōkaichi | |
■ Yōkaichi Line | for Omi-Hachiman |
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Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line | ||||
Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Yōkaichi | Local | Tarō Bogū-mae |
Shin-Yōkaichi Station was opened on December 29, 1913 as Yōkaichiguchi Station (八日市口駅, Yōkaichiguchi-eki) . It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1919. The station building was built in 1922. The second floor of the station building was once used as the head office of the Konan Railway and Yokaichi Railway, which were the predecessors of the Yokaichi Line.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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Stations of the Ohmi Railway | |
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Main Line |
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Taga Line | |
Yokaichi Line |
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