Shigaraki Station

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

Shigaraki Station

信楽駅
Shigaraki Station; 信楽駅
	Shigaraki Station
General information
Location	192 Shigarakicho Nagano, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1851; Japan
Coordinates	34°52′36″N 136°03′40″E / 34.8768°N 136.0610°E
Operated by	Shigaraki Kohgen Railway
Line(s)	Shigaraki Line
Distance	14.7 km from Kibukawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	8 May 1933
Passengers
	658 per day (2017)
Location
Location
	Shigaraki Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Shigaraki Station Shigaraki Station (Japan)

Shigaraki Station (信楽駅, Shigaraki eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway.

Lines

Shigaraki Station is a terminal station of the Shigaraki Line, and is 14.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kibukawa.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing, of which only the platform adjacent to the station is in use. The station is staffed..^[3] Directly outside of the station, there is 5.3 m tall statue of a bake-danuki, which is a well-known product of the area. The statue's clothes are changed depending on the season.^[4] Items recovered from Shigaraki train disaster are on display within the station building.^[5]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shigaraki Line
Gyokukeijimae		Local	Terminus

History

Shigaraki Station opened on May 8, 1933 as a station of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station was closed from October 1, 1943 to July 25, 1947, when it reopened as a station of the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR and was transferred to the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway on July 13, 1987.