Ōtani Station (Shiga)

Ōtani Station 大谷駅
Ōtani Station
General information
Location	23 Ōtanichō, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0062 Japan
Coordinates	34°59′38.86″N135°51′13.29″E / 34.9941278°N 135.8536917°E / 34.9941278; 135.8536917
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway
Line	Keishin Line
Distance	5.0 km from Misasagi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Station code	OT34
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 15, 1912
Passengers
FY2019	189 daily
Services
Preceding station Keihan Electric Railway Following station Oiwake OT33 towards Misasagi Keishin Line Kamisakaemachi OT35 towards Biwako-hamaotsu
Location Ōtani Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Ōtani Station Ōtani Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ōtani Station (大谷駅, Ōtani-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

Ōtani Station is served by the Keihan Keishin Line, and is 5.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Misasagi.

Station layout

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

Platforms

exit side	■  Keishin Line	for Hamaōtsu Change to the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line for Ishiyamadera and Sakamoto
opposite side	■  Keishin Line	for Misasagi, Kyōto Shiyakusho-mae, and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Change to the Keihan Line at Sanjo-Keihan for (Demachiyanagi and Osaka (Yodoyabashi, Nakanoshima))

History

Ōtani Station was opened on August 18, 1879 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Tōkaidō Main Line. The Keitsu Electric Railway (the predecessor to the Keihan Electric Railway) connected to the station on August 15, 1912. ^[1] Due to a change in the routing of the tracks the JGR portion of the station was discontinued in 1921.

Past line

«		Service	»
Japanese Government Railway Tōkaidō Line (Old route)
Baba (present: Zeze)		-	Yamashina

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 189 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). ^[2]

Surrounding area

• Semimaru Shrine
• Japan National Route 1

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄[Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN   4-87366-874-3.
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 Ōtani Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons

• Keihan official home page