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Ōmi-Hachiman Station

Ōmi-Hachiman Station
近江八幡駅
Omihachiman sta01s5s3200.jpg
The north gate of Ōmi-Hachiman Station
Location Ōmihachiman, Shiga
Japan
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History
Opened 1889
Previous names Hachiman; Shin-Hachiman (until 1919)

Ōmi-Hachiman Station (近江八幡駅 Ōmi-Hachiman-eki?) is a railway station in Ōmihachiman, Shiga, Japan.

The Tōkaidō Main Line station opened on July 1, 1889, when the railway between Sekigahara Station and Baba Station (now Zeze Station) began operation. The station was originally named Hachiman; on March 11, 1919, the prefix Ōmi was added. The Ohmi Railway station opened on December 29, 1913, as Shin-Hachiman Station of the Konan Railway.

The JR station has two platforms serving three tracks, parallel to which the Ohmi Railway has a platform.


Coordinates: 35°07′22″N 136°06′10″E / 35.1228835°N 136.1027527°E / 35.1228835; 136.1027527


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