Aburahi Station

Aburahi Station (油日駅, Aburahi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Aburahi Station 油日駅
Aburahi Station in September 2007
General information
Location	1453 Kōka-chō Ueno, Kōka-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3421 Japan
Coordinates	34°53′22.89″N 136°13′46.31″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	C  Kusatsu Line
Distance	5.3 km from Tsuge
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1959
Passengers
FY2019	288 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Kōka towards Kusatsu Kusatsu Line Local Tsuge Terminus
Location Aburahi Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Aburahi Station Aburahi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Aburahi Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 5.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. The station is designed with a "ninja" motif in line with the city of Kōka promoting its historical connection with ninjitsu as a tourist attraction. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1

■ Kusatsu Line

for Kibukawa and Tsuge for Kusatsu and Kyoto

History

Aburahi Station opened on December 15, 1959 as a station on 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 288 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Koka City Aburahi Elementary School
• Aburahi Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.

External links

Media related to Aburahi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West official home page