Tehara Station
Tehara Station 手原駅 | |||||||||||
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Tehara Station in October 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-1 Tegara, Rittō-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3047 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°1′38.45″N 135°59′57.25″E / 35.0273472°N 135.9992361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | C Kusatsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.7 km from Tsuge | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 5, 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 6,170 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Tehara Station (手原駅, Tehara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Rittō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Tehara Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 32.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| 2 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
History
Tehara Station opened on November 5, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which subsequently became the Japan National Railway (JNR) . The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Ritto City Hall
- Shiga Prefectural Ritto High School
See also
References
- ^ "移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR West. 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ 令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Tehara Station at Wikimedia Commons