JR-West regional rail station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1521-1 Minamikawasecho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0222 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°13′31″N 136°13′31″E / 35.2254°N 136.2252°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Biwako Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 12.4 km from Maibara | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
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Station code | JR-A15 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 May 1896 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 3045 daily | ||||||||||
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Kawase Station (河瀬駅, Kawase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikone, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kawase Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 12.4 kilometers from Maibara and 458.3 kilometers from Tokyo,
The station consists of one side platform and one island platforms connected by an elevated concourse. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
2, 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki |
The station opened on 1 May 1896 as a station for passengers and cargo on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on 15 March 1972. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. A new station building was completed in 1988.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kawase being assigned station number JR-A15. [1] [2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3405 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3]
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