Kusatsu Station (Shiga)
# Kusatsu Station (Shiga)

Kusatsu Station (草津駅, Kusatsu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Kusatsu Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 45.5 kilometers from Maibara and 491.4 kilometers from Tokyo. It is also served by the Kusatsu Line and is 36.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Tsuge.

## Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving two tracks each, connected by an elevated concourse, and two tracks without platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| 2 | ■ Biwako Line | from the Kusatsu Line for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka limited express Biwako Express, Hida for Kyoto and Osaka Kansai Airport limited express Haruka for Kansai Airport |
| 4 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 5 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Nagahama |
| 6 | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Nagahama limited express Haruka, Biwako Express for Maibara limited express Hida for Takayama |
| 6 | ■ Kusatsu Line | from Biwako Line for Kibukawa and Tsuge |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Tokaido Line (Biwako Line) |||||
| Maibara | Limited Express Hida | Kyoto |
| Moriyama | Kansai Airport Limited Express Haruka | Minami-Kusatsu |
| Moriyama | Special Rapid | Minami-Kusatsu |
| Rittō | Local | Minami-Kusatsu |
| Kusatsu Line |||||
| Tehara | Local | Through to Biwako Line |

## History

The station opened on 1 July 1889. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Station numbering was introduced to the Tokaido Line in March 2018 with Kusatsu being assigned station number JR-A24.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,569 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

### East

* Kusatsu City Hall
* Kusatsu Police Station
* Kusatsu Tax Office
* LT 932, Garden City Kusatsu
* Kintetsu Department Store Kusatsu

### West

* Hotel Boston Plaza Kusatsu
