Minami-Hikone Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Minami-Hikone Station

| native_name = 南彦根駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| symbol_location = jp

| symbol = jrw

| type = JR-West regional rail station

| image = Minami-Hikone Station East.jpg

| alt =

| caption = East gate of the station, August 2007

| other_name =

| style = JR West

| address = 758 Koizumicho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0043

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35.2460|N|136.2478|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

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

| line = 18px Biwako Line

| distance = 9.3 km from {{STN|Maibara|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A14||#0072bc}}

| zone =

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610146}}

| opened = 30 June 1981

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 10,918 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 = Minami-Hikone Station

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=Biwako|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left=Kawase|right=Hikone}}

}}

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

Lines

Minami-Hikone Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 9.3 kilometers from {{STN|Maibara|x}} and 455.2 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}},

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station building has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platform

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Biwako Line|dir=for {{STN|Maibara|x}}, {{STN|Nagahama|x}} and {{STN|Ōgaki|x}}|col=#0072bc}}

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

History

The station opened on 30 June 1981.{{Teishajo|II|31}}

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Minami-Hikone being assigned station number JR-A14.{{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 5901 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}}