is a passenger

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located in the city of Maibara,

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, operated by the

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(JR Tōkai). It is also a freight depot for the

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(JR Freight).

Lines

Ōmi-Nagaoka Station is served by the

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portion of the

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, and is 435.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkaidō line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s connected by an underground passage. The station is staffed.

Platforms

File:Omi-Nagaoka Station up platform 20070817.jpg, The up platform in August 2007 File:Omi-Nagaoka Station down platform 20070817.jpg, The down platform in August 2007 File:Ōmi-Nagaoka Station from Mount Ibuki.jpg, Ōmi-Nagaoka Station viewed from nearby Mt. Ibuki in June 2017

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 July 1889, initially named . It was renamed Ōmi-Nagaoka Station on 1 December 1914. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Maibara City Hall Yamahighashi Government Building *Nagaoka Genji Firefly Special Natural Monument

References

*Yoshikawa, Fumio. ''Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi''. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) .

External links

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