Shinohara Station 篠原駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 1260 Ueno-cho, Ōmihachiman-shi, Shiga-ken 523-0046 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°05′57″N 136°04′17″E / 35.09917°N 136.07139°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Biwako Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 32.4 km from Maibara | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Station code | JR-A20 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | April 20, 1921 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 2179 daily | ||||||||||
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Shinohara Station (篠原駅, Shinohara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Shinohara Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 32.4 kilometers from Maibara and 478.3 kilometers from Tokyo.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated concourse. The station is staffed.
1 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki |
2, 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
Shinohara station opened on 20 April 1921, replacing a signal yard that had been in operation since 1 June 1918.[1] The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Shinohara being assigned station number JR-A20.[2][3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,179 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]