Ōmi-Hachiman Station

Location
	Ōmi-Hachiman Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Ōmi-Hachiman Station Ōmi-Hachiman Station (Japan)

Ōmi-Hachiman Station

近江八幡駅
Ōmi-Hachiman Station; 近江八幡駅
	The north gate of Ōmi-Hachiman Station
General information
Location	Takakai-cho Ōmihachiman-shi, Shiga-ken 523-0891; Japan
Coordinates	35°07′22″N 136°06′10″E / 35.1228835°N 136.1027527°E
Operated by	JR West; Ohmi Railway;
Line(s)	Biwako Line; ■Yōkaichi Line;
Distance	28.4 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	JR-A19 OR21
History
Opened	1 July 1889
Previous names	Hachiman; Shin-Hachiman (until 1919)
Passengers
FY2019	17,734 daily (JR); 2,703 daily (Ohmi)
Location
Location
	Ōmi-Hachiman Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Ōmi-Hachiman Station Ōmi-Hachiman Station (Japan)

Ōmi-Hachiman Station (近江八幡駅, Ōmi-Hachiman-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.

Lines

Ōmi-Hachiman Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the JR Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 28.4 kilometers from Maibara and 474.3 kilometers from Tokyo. It is also served by the Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line and is 9.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Yōkaichi.

Layout

The JR station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, with an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Ohmi Railway portion of the has one island platform.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Biwako Line	for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki
2, 3	■ Biwako Line	for Kusatsu and Kyoto

	■ Yōkaichi Line	for Hikone and Maibara for Yokaichi

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company Biwako Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Notogawa	Special Rapid	Yasu
Azuchi	Local (Rapid service: Kyoto or Takatsuki - Akashi)	Shinohara
Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Musa	Rapid	Terminus
Musa	Local	Terminus

History

The Tōkaidō Main Line station opened on July 1, 1889, when the railway between Sekigahara Station and Baba Station (now Zeze Station) began operation. The station was originally named Hachiman Station (八幡駅); on March 11, 1919, the prefix Ōmi was added.^[2] The Ohmi Railway station opened on December 29, 1913, as Shin-Hachiman Station (新八幡駅) of the Konan Railway. It was renamed Ōmi-Hachiman in 1919 as well.^[3]

Station numbering was introduced to the Tokaido Line platforms in March 2018 with Ōmi-Hachiman being assigned station number JR-A19.^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 17,734 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and the Ohmi Railway portion of the station by 2,703 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)^[6]

Surrounding area

Omihachiman City Hall
Omihachiman Cultural Center
Omihachima Municipal Medical Center
Shiga Hachiman Hospital
Omihachiman Chamber of Commerce
Shiga Prefectural Hachiman High School
Shiga Prefectural Hachiman Commercial High School
Omihachiman City Kirihara Higashi Elementary School

References

^ "近江八幡駅│構内図：JRおでかけネット". Retrieved September 2, 2011.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 32. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 123. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.
^ "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 Prefecuture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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[1] "近江八幡駅│構内図：JRおでかけネット". Retrieved September 2, 2011.

[2] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 32. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[3] Wakuda, Yasuo (1993). Shitetsushi Handobukku (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai. p. 123. ISBN 4-88548-065-5.

[4] "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.

[5] "「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-6] 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecuture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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