Keihan-otsukyo Station

Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Ishiyama Sakamoto LineDistance8.5 km from IshiyamaderaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeOT15WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 1, 1946Previous namesŌjiyama (until 2018)PassengersFY20182997 daily (boarding)
Location
Keihan-otsukyo Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Keihan-otsukyo Station
Keihan-otsukyo Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
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Keihan-otsukyo Station is located in Japan
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Keihan-otsukyo Station (京阪大津京駅, Keihan-Ōtsukyō-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. The station is located underneath the elevated tracks of the Kosei Line of West Japan Railway Company, and passenger interchange is possible with JR West Ōtsukyō Station, although the stations are not physically connected.

Lines

Keihan-otsukyo Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 8.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ishiyamadera.

Station layout

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

Platforms

station side  Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Biwako-Hamaōtsu and Ishiyamadera
opposite side  Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Sakamoto-hieizanguchi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Local Ōmijingūmae

History

The station opened on March 1, 1946 as Ōjiyama Station (皇子山駅, Ōjiyama-eki). The station was constructed at the middle position of two closed stations: Yamagami Station (山上駅), suspended on May 15, 1945 and closed upon the opening of Ōjiyama Station, and Sazanami Station (漣駅), closed on August 15, 1944.[1] Due to a road construction project, the station was moved 52 meters north to the present location on March 18, 2006 from the original location.[2]

The station name was changed to Keihan-otsukyo on March 17, 2018.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2997 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • JR West Ōtsukyō Station
  • Ōjiyama Sports Park
  • Biwako Boat Racecourse
  • Otsu Municipal Prince Yama Junior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ Keihan Electric Railway. "o2stations 皇子山駅 (from Keihan Ōtsu Lines official website)". Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  2. ^ Keihan Electric Railway (February 23, 2006). "石山坂本線・皇子山駅を移転します" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  3. ^ "3月17日(土)より大津線4駅の駅名を変更します" (PDF). January 26, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 [G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31)] (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Keihan-Ōtsukyō Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Keihan official home page