Ōtsukyō Station (大津京駅, Ōtsukyō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Ōtsukyō Station 大津京駅 | |
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![]() Ōtsukyō Station, September 2019 | |
General information | |
Location | 2-8 Ōjigaoka, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0025 Japan |
Coordinates | 35.0245°N 135.8575°E / 35.0245; 135.8575 |
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Distance | 5.4 km from Yamashina |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | JR-B29 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | July 20, 1974 |
Previous names | Nishi-Ōtsu (to 2008) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 9,672 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Ōtsukyō Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture![]() ![]() Ōtsukyō Station Ōtsukyō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Ōtsukyō Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 5.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 10.9 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 Katata , Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga |
3, 4 | ■ Kosei Line | for Kyoto |
« | Service | » | ||
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Kosei Line | ||||
Yamashina | Special Rapid Service | Hieizan Sakamoto | ||
Yamashina | Rapid Service | Hieizan Sakamoto | ||
Yamashina | Local | Karasaki |
The station opened on July 20, 1974 as Nishi-Ōtsu Station (西大津駅, Nishi-Ōtsu 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. It was renamed to its present name on March 15, 2008.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9,672 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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