is a passenger

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located in the city of

Ōtsu 270px, Ōtsu City Hall is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ōtsu is ...

Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway company

Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

Lines

Kamisakaemachi Station is served by the

Keihan Keishin Line The is an interurban railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway. The 7.5 km line connects Misasagi Station in Kyoto and Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station in the neighbouring city of Ōtsu. Train servi ...

, and is 6.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered

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 ...

s connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kamisakaemachi Station was opened on August 15, 1912 as . The station was closed on November 10, 1943 and reopened on January 1, 1946. It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1956.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 715 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Nagara Park *Gonsho-ji Temple (Takakannon) *Setsuko Mihashi Museum *Otsu Red Cross Hospital

References

External links

Keihan official home page
Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture Stations of Keihan Electric Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1912 Railway stations in Ōtsu {{Shiga-railstation-stub