Seta Station (Shiga)

{{short description|Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan}}{{Primary sources|date=February 2023}}{{Infobox station

| name = Seta Station

| native_name = 瀬田駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JRW-SetaStation.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Seta Station, July 2005

| other_name =

| address = 1-10 Ōgaya, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-2144

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34|59|13|N|135|55|31|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation_source:kolossus-kowiki|display=inline, title}}

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

| line = 18px Biwako Line

| distance = 50.7 km from {{STN|Maibara|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| accessible = Yes

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A26||#0072bc}}

| style = JR West

| opened = 12 August 1969

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 34,294 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 = Seta Station

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West|line=Biwako|note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left=Ishiyama|right=Minami-Kusatsu}}

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{{nihongo|Seta Station|瀬田駅|Seta-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Seta Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 50.7 kilometers from {{STN|Maibara|x}} and 496.6 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/premises.php?id=0610111|title=構内図|author=West Japan Railway Company|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}

Platforms

{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|name=Biwako Line|dir=for Kyoto and Osaka (partly)|dwidth=250px|col=#0072bc}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Biwako Line|dir=for Kyoto and Osaka|col=#0072bc}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx=Biwako Line|dir=for Kusatsu and Maibara|col=#0072bc}}

{{ja-rail-line|first=3|pfn=4|nidx=Biwako Line|dir=for Kusatsu and Maibara (partly)
(Kusatsu Line) for Kusatsu and Kibukawa|dwidth=250px|col=#0072bc}}

History

The route of the Tōkaidō Main Line passed through Seto in 1889, but no station was built in the village. The Ministry of Communications authorized a station to be built in 1900, but despite petitions by local inhabitants, Ishiyama Station was built instead. After half a century, the route of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was designed to pass through Seta and in 1960 the government asked local residents to permit a land survey and began steps to secure the required land. However, the local residents refused cooperation unless a station was built as per the 1900 authorization. Seta Station opened on 12 August 1969.{{Teishajo|II|33}}

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Seta being assigned station number JR-A26.{{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 18,224 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,{{Cite web|title=JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data|url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=West Japan Railway Company|language=ja}} making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.