Maibara Station

This article is about the railway station in Shiga Prefecture. For the railway station in Chiba Prefecture, see Maebara Station.
CA83  A 12 
Maibara Station

米原駅
East side of the station in September 2016
General information
LocationMaibara, Maibara City
Shiga Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates35°18′51.05″N 136°17′25.76″E / 35.3141806°N 136.2904889°E / 35.3141806; 136.2904889
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms5 island + 1 side platforms
Tracks9 (3 Shinkansen)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station code
  • JR-A12 (JR West)
  • CA-83 (JR Central)
  • OR-01 (Ohmi Railway)
History
Opened1 July 1889; 135 years ago (1 July 1889)
Passengers
FY20185,514 (JR West)
7,240 (JR Central)
1,069 (Ohmi Railway 2015)
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Kyōto
towards Shin-Ōsaka
 Tōkaidō Shinkansen
 Gifu-Hashima
towards Tokyo
Location
Maibara Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Maibara Station
Maibara Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Maibara Station is located in Japan
Maibara Station
Maibara Station
Maibara Station (Japan)
Shinkansen platforms

Maibara Station (米原駅, Maibara-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan. On the border between West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), it is jointly operated by both companies, along with the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Maibara Station is served by the JR West Hokuriku Main Line and the Biwako Line section of the Tōkaidō Main Line. It is also served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen and the JR Central portion of Tōkaidō Main Line towards Ōgaki and Gifu. It is 445.9 kilometers from Tokyo Station and is the southern terminus of the 176.6 kilometer Hokuriku Main Line to Kanazawa. It is also the terminus for the 44.7 kilometer Ohmi Railway Main Line to Kibukawa.

Station layout

JR

The JR portion of the station consists of three island platforms with six tracks for the Tōkaidō Line and the Hokuriku Line. There is an island platform, and a side platform with five tracks for the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.

Platforms

2, 3 ■ Biwako Line ■local trains, ■special rapid service, ■limited express and ■express for Kusatsu, Kyoto and Osaka
5, 6, 7 ■ Hokuriku Line ■local trains, ■special rapid for Tsuruga

■limited express Shirasagi for Tsuruga

7, 8 ■ Tōkaidō Line ■local trains, ■rapid trains, ■new rapid trains, ■special rapid trains and ■limited express Shirasagi for Ogaki, Gifu and Nagoya

■limited express Hida for Gero and Takayama

11 ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen ■Hikari and ■Kodama for Shin-Ōsaka, Okayama and Hiroshima
12 ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen ■Hikari and ■Kodama for Nagoya, Shin-Yokohama and Tokyo
13 ■ Tōkaidō Shinkansen extra

Ohmi Railway

The Ohmi Railway portion of the station consists of one island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1, 2 ■ Main Line
(Hikone Taga-Taisha Line) 		for Taga Taisha-mae, Yōkaichi, Ōmi-Hachiman and Kibukawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Biwako Line (Tokaido Line)
Terminus   Local (3 doors)   Hikone
Terminus   Special Rapid Service   Hikone
Ogaki   Limited Express Hida   Kusatsu
Biwako Line (Hokuriku Line)
Terminus   Local   Sakata
Terminus   Special Rapid Service   Sakata
Ogaki   Limited Express Shirasagi   Nagahama or Tsuruga
Tokaido Line
Samegai   Local   Terminus
Samegai   Semi Rapid (terminating only)   Terminus
Samegai   Rapid   Terminus
Samegai   New Rapid   Terminus
Samegai   Special Rapid   Terminus
Ogaki   Limited Express Hida   Kusatsu
Ogaki   Limited Express Shirasagi   Nagahama or Tsuruga
Ohmi Railway Main Line
(Hikone Taga-Taisha Line)
Terminus   Local   Fujitec-mae

History

Maibara Station opened on 1 July 1889 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Ohmi Railway began operations of 15 March 1931. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of the JNR.

Station numbering was introduced to the JR West and JR Central platforms in March 2018 with Maibara being assigned station number JR-A12 for the Biwako Line and CA83 on the JR Central network.[1][2][3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR West portion of the station was used by an average of 5,514 passengers daily, the JR Central portion by 7,240 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] The Ohmi Railway portion of the station was used by 1,069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only) in 2015.

Surrounding area

  • Maibara City Society of Commerce
  • Shiga Prefectural Cultural Industry Exchange Center
  • Shiga Prefectural Maibara High School
  • Yanmar Central Research Institute

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ 彦根市統計（令和2年版） 第10章 運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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