Takamiya Station (Shiga)

Takamiya Station 高宮駅
Takamiya Station in October 2005
General information
Location	876-1 Takamiyacho, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken 522-0201 Japan
Coordinates	35.236141°N 136.260512°E / 35.236141; 136.260512
Operated by	Ohmi Railway
Line(s)	■ Ohmi Railway Main Line
Distance	9.9 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Station code	OR07
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 1, 1911
Passengers
FY2019	158 daily
Location Takamiya Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Takamiya Station Takamiya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platforms of Takamiya Station

Takamiya Station (高宮駅, Takamiya-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in located in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway.

Lines

Takamiya Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line, and is located 9.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station. It is also a terms for the 2.5 kilometer Ohmi Railway Taga Line to Taga Taisha-mae Station^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building is unattended.

Platform

1	■ Main Line (Hikone Taga-Taisha Line)	from Yokaichi for Hikone and Maibara
2	■ Main Line (Koto Ohmi Line)	for Yokaichi, Kibukawa and Ōmi-Hachiman
3	■ Main Line (Hikone Taga-Taisha Line)	from the Taga Line for Hikone and Maibara
	■ Taga Line (Hikone Taga-Taisha Line)	for Taga Taisha-mae

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ohmi Railway Main Line
Hikone Taga-Taisha Line
Koto Ohmi Line
Hikoneguchi		-	Amago
Ohmi Railway Taga Line (Hikone Taga-Taisha Line)
Terminus		-	Screen

History

Takamiya Station was opened on June 11, 1898. A new station building was completed in March 2002.The station was used as a setting for the 2012 movie Ace Attorney

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Hikone City Hall Takamiya Branch Office
• Hikone City Takamiya Elementary School
• Takamiya-juku

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. 彦根市統計（令和2年版） 第10章 運輸および通信 [Hikone City Statistics (Reiwa 2nd Year Edition) Chapter 10 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Hikone City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Takamiya Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons

• Ohmi Railway official site(in Japanese)