Torahime Station (虎姫駅, Torahime-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Torahime Station
虎姫駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Torahime Station, November 2009
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| Location | 1042 Hosoda, Daiji-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture 529-0144 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′28″N 136°15′27″E / 35.4244°N 136.2576°E / 35.4244; 136.2576 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | A Hokuriku Main Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 12.8 km (8.0 mi) from Maibara | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-A08 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 June 1902; 122 years ago (1902-06-01) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 709 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Torahime Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 12.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga |
Torahime station opened on 1 June 1902 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on April 1, 1987, due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Torahime being assigned station number JR-A08.[1][2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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