Tamura Station
# Tamura Station

Tamura Station (田村駅, Tamura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Tamura Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 4.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

## Platform

| east | ■ Biwako Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
| - | - | - |
| west | ■ Biwako Line | for Nagahama, Tsuruga |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Biwako Line |||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Sakata | Local | Nagahama |

## History

The station opened on 14 October 1931 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line. The station was closed on 1 November 1940 and reopened as "Sakata Station" on 10 December 1954 under the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tamura being assigned station number JR-A10.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1270 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
* Shiga Prefectural Nagahama Dome
* Nagahama Science Park
* Shiga Prefectural Nagahama Agricultural High School
* Shiga Bunkyo Junior College
* Nagahama Municipal Hospital
