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Shin-Yōkaichi Station

Railway station in Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

35°06′38″N 136°11′28″E / 35.1105°N 136.1911°E / 35.1105; 136.1911Operated by

Ohmi RailwayLine(s)■ Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line Distance0.7 km from YōkaichiPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeOR16WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 29, 1913Previous namesYōkaichiguchi (until 1919)PassengersFY2019501 daily

Location
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Shin-Yōkaichi Station (新八日市駅, Shin-Yōkaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.

Lines

Shin-Yōkaichi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line, and is located 0.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yōkaichi 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

	■ Yōkaichi Line	for Yōkaichi
	■ Yōkaichi Line	for Omi-Hachiman

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Yōkaichi	Local	Tarō Bogū-mae

History

Shin-Yōkaichi Station was opened on December 29, 1913 as Yōkaichiguchi Station (八日市口駅, Yōkaichiguchi-eki) . It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1919. The station building was built in 1922. The second floor of the station building was once used as the head office of the Konan Railway and Yokaichi Railway, which were the predecessors of the Yokaichi Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 501 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surroundings

Yōkaichi Post Office
Japan National Route 421

References

^ 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.
^ 東近江市統計書令和元年度 7-8 鉄道乗客数 [Higashiomi Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 7-8 Railway Passenger Customers] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Higashiomi city. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.