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Kawase Station

Railway station in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

35°13′31″N 136°13′31″E / 35.2254°N 136.2252°E / 35.2254; 136.2252Operated by

JR WestLine(s)

Biwako LineDistance12.4 km from MaibaraPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStation code JR-A15 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 May 1896PassengersFY20193045 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Inae towards Kyoto		Biwako Line Local		Minami-Hikone towards Nagahama

Location
Kawase Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Kawase Station Kawase Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kawase Station (河瀬駅, Kawase-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikone, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kawase Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 12.4 kilometers from Maibara and 458.3 kilometers from Tokyo,

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platforms connected by an elevated concourse. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platform

1	■ Biwako Line	for Kusatsu and Kyoto
2, 3	■ Biwako Line	for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki

History

The station opened on 1 May 1896 as a station for passengers and cargo on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on 15 March 1972. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR. A new station building was completed in 1988.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kawase being assigned station number JR-A15.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3405 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Showa Denko Hikone Office
Shiga Prefectural Kawase Junior and Senior High School

References

^ "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.
^ "「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.
^ 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.