Shigaraki Station

Railway station in Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Shigaraki Station

信楽駅

Shigaraki Station

General information
Location| 192 Shigarakicho Nagano, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 529-1851
Japan
Coordinates| 34°52′36″N 136°03′40″E﻿ / ﻿34.8768°N 136.0610°E﻿ / 34.8768; 136.0610
Operated by| Shigaraki Kohgen Railway
Line(s)| Shigaraki Line
Distance| 14.7 km from Kibukawa[1]
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
History
Opened| 8 May 1933 (1933-05-08)
Passengers
658 per day (2017)[2]

Location

Shigaraki Station

Location within Shiga Prefecture

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Shigaraki Station

Shigaraki Station (Japan)

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Shigaraki Station (信楽駅, Shigaraki eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway.

## Lines

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Shigaraki Station is a terminal station of the Shigaraki Line, and is 14.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kibukawa.

## Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing, of which only the platform adjacent to the station is in use. The station is staffed..[3] Directly outside of the station, there is 5.3 m tall statue of a bake-danuki, which is a well-known product of the area. The statue's clothes are changed depending on the season.[4] Items recovered from Shigaraki train disaster are on display within the station building.[5]

## Adjacent stations

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Shigaraki Line
Gyokukeijimae | Local  | Terminus

## History

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Shigaraki Station opened on May 8, 1933 as a station of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station was closed from October 1, 1943 to July 25, 1947, when it reopened as a station of 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 and was transferred to the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway on July 13, 1987.

## Passenger statistics

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Ridership per day [2]

Year  | Ridership
2011  | 852
2012  | 861
2013  | 759
2014  | 691
2015  | 742
2016  | 864
2017  | 658

## Surrounding area

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* former Shigaraki town hall
* Shigaraki Traditional Industry Center
* Shigaraki Central Hospital

## Gallery

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* Shigaraki Station prior to its renovation

* A SKR400 series train approaching Shigaraki Station

* Trains at the maintenance depot north of the station

* Some of the many Shigaraki ware bake-danuki statues decorating the station

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "Station/Train". Shigaraki Kohgen Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
2. ^ a b "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
3. ^ "レトロな駅や田んぼアートをめぐる！滋賀・信楽高原鐵道の旅". LINE トラベル (in Japanese). Venture Republic Inc. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
4. ^ "巨大タヌキ像もマスク姿に コロナ予防呼び掛け 滋賀・信楽駅前" (in Japanese). Kyoto Shimbun. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
5. ^ "福知山線脱線事故１５年】追悼施設、遺留物…大事故の記憶、どう伝えるか？ 事業者アンケート" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 24 April 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

## External links

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Media related to Shigaraki Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Shigaraki Railway home page

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Stations of the Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Shigaraki Line

* Kibukawa
* Shigarakigūshi
* Kumoi
* Chokushi
* Gyokukeijimae
* Shigaraki

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