Hikoneguchi Station

Location
	Hikoneguchi Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Hikoneguchi Station Hikoneguchi Station (Japan)

Hikoneguchi Station

彦根口駅
Hikoneguchi Station; 彦根口駅
	Hikoneguchi Station in October 2007
General information
Location	655 Nishinonamicho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0038; Japan
Coordinates	35°15′17.02″N 136°15′29.71″E / 35.2547278°N 136.2582528°E
Operated by	Ohmi Railway
Line(s)	■ Ohmi Railway Main Line
Distance	7.8 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	OR06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 1, 1911
Previous names	Shinmachi (to 1917)
Passengers
FY2019	438 daily
Location
Location
	Hikoneguchi Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Hikoneguchi Station Hikoneguchi Station (Japan)

Hikoneguchi Station (彦根口駅, Hikoneguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.

Lines

Hikoneguchi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 7.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building is unattended.

Platform

	■ Main Line	for Hikone and Maibara
	■ Main Line	for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Ohmi Railway Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Hikone-Serikawa	Local	Takamiya

History

Hikoneguchi Station was opened as Shinmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki) on June 1, 1911. It was renamed to its present name on January 1, 1917.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 634 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Shiga Prefectural Hikone Shoseikan High School
National Printing Bureau Hikone Factory
Hikone Driving School

References

^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ 彦根市統計（令和2年版）第10章運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Hikoneguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Ohmi Railway official site(in Japanese)

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[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[Hikone2019stats-2] 彦根市統計（令和2年版）第10章運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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