is a passenger

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in located in the city of

Higashiōmi is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,229 in 45771 households and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Higashiōmi is located in east-centr ...

Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to th ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Ohmi Railway is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed by local users ...

. Although

did use the name Tarōbōgū-mae with long sound for the first "o" on its web page, as of 2024 it does use the name Tarobōgū-mae with a short sound for the first "o".

Lines

Tarōbōgūmae Station is served by the

Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line The is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway. The line is 9.3 km long, connecting Yōkaichi on the Main Line in Higashiōmi to Ōmi-Hachiman on the JR West Biwako Line in Omihachiman. In addition to local ...

, and is located 1.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Yōkaichi Station is a passenger junction railway station located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station in Higashiōmi city and one of the most important stations of Ohmi railway. Lines Yōkaichi Station is served by the Oh ...

Station layout

The station consists of 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 a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Tarōbōgūmae Station was opened on December 29, 1913 as . It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1998.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 415 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surroundings

* Agata Jinja (Tarōbōgū) *

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References

External links

Ohmi Railway official site
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture Higashiōmi {{Shiga-railstation-stub