is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

located in the city of

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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 north ...

, 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 funi ...

Lines

Anō Station is a station of the

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, and is 12.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

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

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Anō Station was opened on May 15, 1927.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 463 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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*Karasaki Shrine *JR West Kosei Line

Karasaki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Karasaki Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 8.5 kilometers from the starting point of the ...

References

External links

Keihan official home page
Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture Stations of Keihan Electric Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 Railway stations in Ōtsu {{Shiga-railstation-stub