Kinomoto Station

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

Kinomoto Station

木ノ本駅
Kinomoto Station; 木ノ本駅
JR-West regional rail station
	Kinomoto Station, August 2020
General information
Location	1543 Kinomoto, Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 529-0425; Japan
Coordinates	35°30′21″N 136°13′18″E / 35.5058°N 136.2217°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Hokuriku Main Line
Distance	22.4 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Station code	JR-A05
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 March 1882
Passengers
FY2019	646 daily
Location
Location
	Kinomoto Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Kinomoto Station Kinomoto Station (Japan)

Kinomoto Station (木ノ本駅, Kinomoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kinomoto Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 22.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platform

1, 2	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Maibara and Kyoto
2, 3	■ Hokuriku Main Line	for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hokuriku Main Line
Yogo	Local	Takatsuki
Yogo	Rapid	Takatsuki
Yogo	Special Rapid	Takatsuki

History

The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). From 1882 to 1964, Kinomoto Station was also the southern terminus of the now-discontinued 26.1 kilometer Yanagase Line to Tsuruga. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kinomoto being assigned station number JR-A05.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

site of the Battle of Shizugatake
Nagahama City Office Kinomoto Branch
Shiga Prefectural Ika High School
Nagahama City Kinomoto Junior High School
Nagahama City Kinomoto Elementary School

References

^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Kinomoto Station at Wikimedia Commons

0541407 JR West official home page

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[1] "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[2] "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[Shiga2019stats-3] 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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