Ōtsu Station (大津駅 Ōtsu-eki?) is a railway station of West Japan Railway Company on its Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line) in Kasuga-cho, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along is the capital city of Shiga, Japan. As of February 2007 the city has an estimated population of 329355 with an age average of 40 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
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Station layout
It is a ground-level station with two island platforms and 4 tracks. An island platform (also known as center platform or centre platform) on a Railway is where a single platform lies between two tracks There are two gates on the south and north; the latter is named Biwako Entrance. formerly known as Ōmi Lake, is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshū) northeast of Each platform is connected with an underpass to the gates by two stairs and an elevator.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Biwako Line (Outer track, westbound) | for Kyoto, Takatsuki and Osaka |
| 2 | ■Biwako Line (Inner track, westbound) | for Kyoto, Takatsuki and Osaka |
| 3 | ■Biwako Line (Inner track, eastbound) | for Kusatsu, Maibara and Nagahama |
| 4 | ■Biwako Line (Outer track, eastbound) | for Kusatsu, Maibara and Nagahama |
The station is situated on the middle of four-track section. Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest Train station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of is a railway station located in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along is a Train station in Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West Hokuriku is a train station on the Hokuriku Main Line of West Japan Railway Company located in Nagahama Shiga, Japan. Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along Some Special Rapid Servce trains and some Kusatsu Line direct service train in the morning and evening use the outer two tracks (Nos. The is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West 1 and 4 for each direction) and other trains use the inner tracks (Nos. 2 and 3).
History
The current station complex was built in 1921 when a new route was introduced to the section between Kyoto Station and Zeze Station. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest Train station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of is a Train station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. The station is on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line of West Japan Railway Company
First station
The first Ōtsu Station in the history was built on July 15, 1880, the site of which is now occupied by Hama-Ōtsu Station of Keihan Electric Railway. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year is a Keihan Railway train station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. ( is a Japanese Railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures Trains from Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto switchedback at Baba Station (present-day Zeze Station) to overcome an elevation difference and entered into Ōtsu Station, the terminal adjacent to a port of the Lake Biwa. is a Train station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. The station is on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line of West Japan Railway Company formerly known as Ōmi Lake, is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located in Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshū) northeast of The railway with the port station provided joint service with boats on the lake which enabled the transport of passengers and freight between the new capital, Tokyo, and the old capital, Kyoto despite of incompleteness of the railway in the Shiga Prefecture area. This is the first example of the train-boat joint service in Japan. The boats left each port, Ōtsu and Nagahama, 3 times a day and took about 3 hours to cross the lake.
Second station
The boat was, however, not a reliable mean of transportation in comparison with the railway. When the new railway between Baba Station and Sekigahara Station was completed in 1889 so that trains became able to run from Tokyo to Kobe directly, the boat service was discontinued. At this time the railway branch between Baba Station and Ōtsu Station ceased passenger service but was continued as a freight-only line. Later in 1898 passenger service was revived on the branch, which in 1909 was named the Ōtsu Line. In March 1913 Ōtsu Densha Kidō tramway started operation using a part of the track of the Ōtsu Line and the passenger service on the line was again discontinued. In June 1913, Baba Station was renamed Ōtsu Station and the first Ōtsu Station was renamed Hama-Ōtsu Station.
Third station
When the new route through Shin-Ōsakayama Tunnel was built between the second Ōtsu Station and Kyoto Station on August 1, 1921, the third and current Ōtsu Station was built on the new route and the name of the second station was moved back to Baba Station. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line) | ||||
| Ishiyama | Special Rapid Service | Yamashina | ||
| Zeze | Local | Yamashina | ||
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