Kusatsu Station
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Kusatsu Station west entrance in October 2007
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| Location | 1-1-16 Shibukawa, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture 525-0026 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°01′20″N 135°57′42″E / 35.022351°N 135.961733°E / 35.022351; 135.961733 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 45.5 km (28.3 mi) from Maibara | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-A24 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1889; 135 years ago (1889-07-01) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 29,569 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Kusatsu Station (草津駅, Kusatsu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kusatsu Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 45.5 kilometers from Maibara and 491.4 kilometers from Tokyo. It is also served by the Kusatsu Line and is 36.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Tsuge.
The station consists of three island platforms serving two tracks each, connected by an elevated concourse, and two tracks without platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
| 1 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| 2 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| ■ Biwako Line | from the Kusatsu Line for Kyoto and Osaka | |
| 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka limited express Biwako Express, Hida for Kyoto and Osaka Kansai Airport limited express Haruka for Kansai Airport |
| 4 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 5 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Nagahama |
| 6 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Nagahama limited express Haruka, Biwako Express for Maibara limited express Hida for Takayama |
| ■ Kusatsu Line | from Biwako Line for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tokaido Line (Biwako Line) | ||||
| Maibara | Limited Express Hida | Kyoto | ||
| Moriyama | Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka | Ishiyama | ||
| Moriyama | Special Rapid | Minami-Kusatsu | ||
| Rittō | Local | Minami-Kusatsu | ||
| Kusatsu Line | ||||
| Tehara | Local | Through to Biwako Line | ||
The station opened on 1 July 1889. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Station numbering was introduced to the Tokaido Line in March 2018 with Kusatsu being assigned station number JR-A24.[1][2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,569 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Media related to Kusatsu Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons
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Stations of the Biwako Line (Tokaido Line, Hokuriku Line)
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| Biwako Line (Hokuriku Main Line) |
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| Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) |
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Stations of the JR West Kusatsu Line
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