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Tehara Station

Coordinates: 35°1′38.45″N 135°59′57.25″E / 35.0273472°N 135.9992361°E / 35.0273472; 135.9992361
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Tehara Station

手原駅
Tehara Station in October 2006
General information
Location3-1 Tegara, Rittō-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3047
Japan
Coordinates35°1′38.45″N 135°59′57.25″E / 35.0273472°N 135.9992361°E / 35.0273472; 135.9992361
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) C  Kusatsu Line
Distance32.7 km from Tsuge
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 5, 1922
Passengers
FY20193069 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kusatsu
Terminus
Kusatsu Line
Local
Ishibe
towards Tsuge
Location
Tehara Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Tehara Station
Tehara Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Tehara Station is located in Japan
Tehara Station
Tehara Station
Tehara Station (Japan)

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

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Tehara Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 32.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1  Kusatsu Line for Kibukawa and Tsuge
2  Kusatsu Line for Kusatsu and Kyoto

History

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3069 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Ritto City Hall
  • Shiga Prefectural Ritto High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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