Seta Station (Shiga)

Seta Station (瀬田駅, Seta-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Seta Station 瀬田駅
Seta Station, July 2005
General information
Location	1-10 Ōgaya, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-2144 Japan
Coordinates	34°59′13″N 135°55′31″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Biwako Line
Distance	50.7 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 island platforms
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	JR-A26
History
Opened	12 August 1969
Passengers
FY 2023	34,294 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Ishiyama towards Kyoto Biwako Line Local Minami-Kusatsu towards Nagahama
Location Seta Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Seta Station Seta Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Seta Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 50.7 kilometers from Maibara and 496.6 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Biwako Line	for Kyoto and Osaka (partly)
2	■ Biwako Line	for Kyoto and Osaka
3	■ Biwako Line	for Kusatsu and Maibara
4	■ Biwako Line	for Kusatsu and Maibara (partly) (Kusatsu Line) for Kusatsu and Kibukawa

History

The route of the Tōkaidō Main Line passed through Seto in 1889, but no station was built in the village. The Ministry of Communications authorized a station to be built in 1900, but despite petitions by local inhabitants, Ishiyama Station was built instead. After half a century, the route of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was designed to pass through Seta and in 1960 the government asked local residents to permit a land survey and began steps to secure the required land. However, the local residents refused cooperation unless a station was built as per the 1900 authorization. Seta Station opened on 12 August 1969.^[3]

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Seta being assigned station number JR-A26.^[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,224 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,^[6] making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.

Surrounding area

• Otsu Municipal Seta Kita Junior High School
• Kayano Shrine
• Otsu City Setakita Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan