Zeze Station (膳所駅, Zeze-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is located adjacent to the privately-operated Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Zeze Station, but the two stations are not physically connected and there is no interchange between stations.

Zeze Station

膳所駅
Zeze Station North entrance, September 2019
General information
Location2-11-8 Baba, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0802
Japan
Coordinates34°59′57.52″N 135°52′50.01″E / 34.9993111°N 135.8805583°E / 34.9993111; 135.8805583
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) Biwako Line
Distance56.0 km from Maibara
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-A28 
History
Opened12 August 1969
Previous names
  • Baba (until 1913; 1921-1934)
  • Ōtsu (1913-1921)
Passengers
201912,915
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Ōtsu
towards Kyoto
Biwako Line
Local
Ishiyama
towards Nagahama
Location
Zeze Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Zeze Station
Zeze Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Zeze Station is located in Japan
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Zeze Station
Zeze Station (Japan)
Zeze Station

Lines

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Zeze Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 56.0 kilometers from Maibara and 501.9 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

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The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

is a railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. The station is on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). In front of Zeze Station is Keihan Zeze Station (京阪膳所駅, Keihan Zeze-eki) on the Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line of Keihan Electric Railway. This article covers both stations.

Platforms

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1  Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Maibara (partly)
(Kusatsu Line) for Kusatsu and Kibukawa
2  Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Maibara
3  Biwako Line for Kyoto and Osaka (partly)
4  Biwako Line for Kyoto and Osaka

History

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Zeze Station opened as Baba Station (馬場駅, Baba-eki) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) when the railway extended from Kyoto to the lakeside port of Ōtsu on 15 July 1880. At this time, the stations en route were (from Ōtsu) Ishiba, Baba, Yamashina, Ōtani and Inari. When the last section of the Tōkaidō railway completed on 1 July 1889, the railway from the east connected at Baba, leaving the branch between Baba and Ōtsu. On 1 June 1913, Ōtsu Station and Baba Station were renamed as Hamaōtsu and Ōtsu. On 1 August 1921, the new route between Ōtsu and Kyoto was opened. New Ōtsu Station and Yamashina Station opened en route and the former Ōtsu Station became a freight terminal with no passenger operations and reverted to its former name of Baba. Passenger services were resumed on 15 September 1934 with the station renamed to Zeze.[1] The station came under the control of JR West with the privatization of the Japan National Railway on 1 April 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Zeze being assigned station number JR-A28.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,915 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,[4] making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.

Surrounding area

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  • Japan National Route 1
  • Keihan Zeze Station
  • Shiga Prefectural Otsu High School
  • Shiga Prefectural Otsu Seiryo High School Baba Branch School
  • Shiga University Faculty of Education Junior High School / Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 33, 54, 55. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data". West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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