Toyosato Station (Shiga)

Toyosato Station (豊郷駅, Toyosato-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Toyosato, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.

Toyosato Station

豊郷駅
Toyosato Station, October 2006
General information
LocationHachime, Toyosato-chō, Inukami-gun, Shiga-ken 529-1168
Japan
Coordinates35°11′52″N 136°13′51″E
Operated by Ohmi Railway
Line(s)■ Ohmi Railway Main Line
Distance15.0 km from Maibara
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeOR11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 19, 1899
Passengers
FY2015215 daily
Location
Toyosato Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Toyosato Station
Toyosato Station (Japan)

Lines

Toyosato Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 15.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station.[1]

Station layout

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

Platforms
opposite side ■ Main Line for Hikone and Maibara
station side ■ Main Line for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ohmi Railway Main Line
Amago   Local   Echigawa
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

Toyosato Station was opened as a temporary stop on March 19, 1899 on land donated by local magnate Itō Chūbei. A station building was completed on April 14, 1906 and the station raised to a passenger station on the Ohmi Railway. Cargo handling was abolished in October 1972. The station building was reconstructed in 1996.

Surroundings

See also

References
  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.

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