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Zeze Station (膳所駅, Zeze-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is located adjacent to the privately-operated Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Zeze Station, but the two stations are not physically connected and there is no interchange between stations.

Zeze Station 膳所駅
Zeze Station North entrance, September 2019
General information
Location	2-11-8 Baba, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0802 Japan
Coordinates	34°59′57.52″N 135°52′50.01″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Biwako Line
Distance	56.0 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	JR-A28
History
Opened	August 12, 1969
Previous names	Baba (until 1913; 1921-1934); Ōtsu (1913-1921)
Passengers
2019	12,915
Location
Zeze Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Zeze Station Zeze Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Zeze Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 56.0 kilometers from Maibara and 501.9 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

is a railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. The station is on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). In front of Zeze Station is Keihan Zeze Station (京阪膳所駅, Keihan Zeze-eki) on the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line of Keihan Electric Railway. This article covers both stations.

Platforms

1	■ Biwako Line	for Kusatsu and Maibara (partly) (Kusatsu Line) for Kusatsu and Kibukawa
2	■ Biwako Line	for Kusatsu and Maibara
3	■ Biwako Line	for Kyoto and Osaka (partly)
4	■ Biwako Line	for Kyoto and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company Biwako Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Ishiyama		Local		Ōtsu}

History

Zeze Station opened as Baba Station (馬場駅, Baba-eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) when the railway extended from Kyoto to the lakeside port of Ōtsu on July 15, 1880. At this time, the stations en route were (from Ōtsu) Ishiba, Baba, Yamashina, Ōtani and Inari. When the last section of the Tōkaidō railway completed on July 1, 1889, the railway from the east connected at Baba, leaving the branch between Baba and Ōtsu. On June 1, 1913, Ōtsu Station and Baba Station were renamed as Hamaōtsu and Ōtsu. On August 1, 1921, the new route between Ōtsu and Kyoto was opened. New Ōtsu Station and Yamashina Station opened en route and the former Ōtsu Station became a freight terminal with no passenger operations and reverted to its former name of Baba. Passenger services were resumed on September 15, 1934 with the station renamed to Zeze.[1] The station came under the control of JR West with the privatization of the Japan National Railway on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,915 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,[2] making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 1
• Keihan Zeze Station
• Shiga Prefectural Otsu High School
• Shiga Prefectural Otsu Seiryo High School Baba Branch School
• Shiga University Faculty of Education Junior High School / Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Zeze Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West official home page

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