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Maibara Station

Maibara Station
米原駅
Maibara-station-west-entrance 20110731.jpg
West side of the station
Location Maibara, Shiga
Japan
Operated by JR West, JR Central, Ohmi Railway
Line(s)
History
Opened 1889

Maibara Station (米原駅 Maibara-eki?) is a railway station in Maibara, Shiga, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hokuriku Main Line, and the boundary of control between JR West and JR Central over the Tōkaidō Main Line.

The station opened on July 1, 1889. Since 1987, its main operator has been JR West, although JR Central administers the Shinkansen tracks.

There are three island platforms with six tracks for the Tōkaidō Line and the Hokuriku Line. There are an island platform, a side platform with five tracks for the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.


Kansai Airport limited express Haruka for Kansai Airport

limited express Shirasagi for Kanazawa and Toyama

limited express Shinano for Matsumoto and Nagano
limited express Hida for Gero and Takayama


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