Inae Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Inae Station

| native_name = 稲枝駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| symbol_location = jp

| symbol = jrw

| type = JR-West regional rail station

| image = Inae Station 2017.jpg

| alt =

| caption = East gate of the station, November 2017

| other_name =

| address = 332 Inaecho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 521-1125

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.2033|N|136.1946|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

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

| line = 18px Biwako Line

| distance = 16.1 km from {{STN|Maibara|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A16||#0072bc}}

| style = JR West

| zone =

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610103}}

| opened = 1 July 1920

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 4,660 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 = Inae Station

| services =

}}

{{nihongo|Inae Station|稲枝駅|Inae-eki|}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hikone, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Inae Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 16.1 kilometers from {{STN|Maibara|x}} and 462.0 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station building is attended.

Platform

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

Adjacent stations

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History

The station opened on 1 July 1920 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.{{Teishajo|II|32}} A new station building was completed in 2014.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Inae being assigned station number JR-A16.{{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}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.city.hikone.lg.jp/kakuka/kikakushinko/3/4/6/2/4/R2/16563.html|script-title=ja:彦根市統計（令和2年版）第10章運輸および通信|trans-title=Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications|year= 2020|publisher= Hikone City|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}