Tehara Station
Tehara Station 手原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tehara Station in October 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3-1 Tegara, Rittō-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3047 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°1′38.45″N 135°59′57.25″E / 35.0273472°N 135.9992361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | C Kusatsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.7 km from Tsuge | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 5, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 3069 daily | ||||||||||
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Tehara Station (手原駅, Tehara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Rittō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Tehara Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 32.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| 2 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
History
[edit]Tehara Station opened on November 5, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which subsequently became the Japan National Railway (JNR) . The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Ritto City Hall
- Shiga Prefectural Ritto High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Tehara Station at Wikimedia Commons