Azuchi Station

{{short description|Railway station in Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Azuchi Station

| native_name = 安土駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Azuchi-Station-south-exit202011.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Azuchi Station south exit, November 2020

| other_name =

| address = Kamitoyoura, Azuchi-cho, Ōmihachiman-shi, Shiga-ken 521-1341

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.1424|N|136.1337|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline,title}}

| operator = {{rint|jp|jrw}} JR West

| line = 18px Biwako Line

| distance =24.9 km from {{STN|Maibara|x}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A18||#0072bc}}

|style=JR West

| zone =

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610105}}

| opened =April 25, 1914

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 4,212 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf |publisher=JR West |language=ja |access-date=12 March 2025}}

| pass_year = FY 2023

| map_type = Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label= Azuchi Station

| services ={{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=Biwako|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left=Ōmi-Hachiman|right=Notogawa}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Azuchi Station|安土駅|Azuchi-eki|}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Azuchi Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 24.9 kilometers from {{STN|Maibara|x}} and 470.8 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2, 3|first=3|nidx= Biwako Line|dir= for {{STN|Kusatsu|x|Shiga}} and {{STN|Kyoto|x}}|col=#0072bc}}

History

Azuchi Station opened on 25 April 1914 as a station for both passenger and freight operations on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II.{{Teishajo|II|32}} Freight operations ceased on 15 March 1972. The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Azuchi being assigned station number JR-A18.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}

The station was remodeled to resemble a Japanese castle in 2019.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,586 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.shiga.lg.jp/file/attachment/5235686.pdf|script-title=ja:令和元年滋賀県統計書|trans-title=Shiga Prefecuture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)|year= 2020|publisher= Shiga Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}