is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of

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, Japan. It is operated by

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(JR West), the private

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, and the third sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway.

Lines

Kibukawa Station is served by the JR

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and is 15.3 kilometers from the starting point of that line at . It is also served by the

Ohmi Railway Main Line The is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. It connects the cities of Maibara and Koka. Its alignment is parallel with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Takamiya and Gokasho. The lin ...

and is 47.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at . The station is also a terminus for the Shigaraki Line, and is 14.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Layout

JR West, Shigaraki Kohgen Railway

JR West uses one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks. The Shigaraki Line uses one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving one track. The station building is elevated and above the tracks, and the station is attended.

Ohmi Railway

The Ohmi Railway uses an island platform serving two tracks on the ground. Kibukawa station platform for Ohmii railroad

Adjacent stations

History

Kibukawa Station opened on December 28, 1900 for both the Kusatsu Line and the Ohmi Main Line. The Shigaraki Line began operations on May 8, 1933. The Kusatsu Line and Shigaraki Line portions of the station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR and the Shigaraki Line portion was transferred to the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway on July 13, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR / Shigaraki portion of the station was used by an average of 4,121 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The Ohmi Railway portion of the station was used by 825 passengers daily in 2016.

Surrounding area

*Koka City Mizuguchi Medical Care Center *Koka City Kibukawa Community Center *Kibukawa Post Office *

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* Somagawa Sports Park

References

External links

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Ohmi Railway website
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