Notogawa Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Notogawa Station

| native_name = 能登川駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = 能登川駅西口 - panoramio.jpg

| caption = The west gate of Notogawa Station, September 2020

| other_name =

| address = Hayashi-chō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 521-1221

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|10|48|N|136|09|57|E|type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

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

| line = 18px Biwako Line

| distance = 19.8 km from {{STN|Maibara|x}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A17||#0072bc}}

| style = JR West

| zone =

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610104}}

| opened = 1 July 1889

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 12,604 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 = Notogawa Station

| services =

}}

Image:JRW-NotogawaStation-2.jpg

{{nihongo|Notogawa Station|能登川駅|Notogawa-eki|}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Notogawa Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 19.8 kilometers from {{STN|Maibara|x}} and 465.7 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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Adjacent stations

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History

The station opened on 1 July 1889, when the railway between {{STN|Sekigahara|x}} and Baba (now {{STN|Zeze|x}}) opened.{{Teishajo|II|32}}

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Notogawa being assigned station number JR-A17.{{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 7201 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url=http://www.city.higashiomi.shiga.jp/cmsfiles/contents/0000012/12968/31.docx.pdf |script-title=ja:東近江市統計書令和元年度 7-8 鉄道乗客数 |trans-title=Higashiomi Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 7-8 Railway Passenger Customers |year=2020 |publisher=Higashiomi city |location=Japan |language=Japanese |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=11 August 2021}}