Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station

Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station 大津市役所前駅
Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station, September 2019
General information
Location	5 Goryōchō, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0037 Japan
Coordinates	35°01′05″N 135°51′19″E
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)	▼ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Distance	8.0 km from Ishiyamadera
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	OT14
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 15, 1927
Previous names	Heiei-mai (until 1940); Bessho (until 2018)
Passengers
FY2018	1334 daily (boarding)
Location Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station (大津市役所前駅, Ōtsu-shiyakusho-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Lines

Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 8.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ishiyamadera.

Station layout

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

Platforms

station side	■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line	for Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
opposite side	■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line	for Biwako-Hamaōtsu and Ishiyamadera

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Miidera		-	Keihan-otsukyo

History

Otsu-shiyakusho-mae Station was opened on May 15, 1927 as Heiei-mae Station (兵営前駅). The station name was changed to Bessho Station (別所駅) on November 10, 1940. The station was relocated 300 meters towards Sakamoto on September 24, 1967 due to the relocation of the Otsu City Hall. The station name was changed it its present name on March 17, 2018.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1334 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• Otsu City Hall
• Otsu City Public Enterprise Bureau
• Otsu City Hall Post Office
• Otsu City Fire Department
• Shiga Prefectural Police Academy
• Shiga Prefectural Otsu Commercial High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "3月17日(土)より大津線4駅の駅名を変更します" (PDF). January 26, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
2. Ｇ - ５　京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 [Ｇ - ５ 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31)] (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Otsu-Shiyakusho-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Keihan official home page