Tamura Station

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

{{Infobox station

| name = Tamura Station

| native_name = 田村駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| symbol_location = jp

| symbol = jrw

| type = JR-West regional rail station

| image = Tamura Station East.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Tamura Station, November 2020

| other_name =

| style = JR West

| address = 1210 Minami-Sendo Tamura-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga-ken 526-0829

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|21|22.71|N|136|16|54.53|E|region:JP_source:jawiki|display=inline, title}}

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

| line = 18px Biwako Line

| distance = 4.7 km from {{STN|Maibara|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A10||#0072bc}}

| zone =

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0541402}}

| opened = 14 October 1931

| closed = 1940-1954

| former =

| passengers = 2,236 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 = Tamura Station

| services =

}}

{{nihongo|Tamura Station|田村駅|Tamura-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Tamura Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 4.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Maibara|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platform

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

Adjacent stations

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History

The station opened on 14 October 1931 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on 1 November 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on 10 December 1954 under 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.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tamura being assigned station number JR-A10.{{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 1270 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 Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)|year= 2020|publisher= Shiga Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}