Kawake Station
# Kawake Station

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

## Lines

Kawake Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 15.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by both a footbridge and a level crossing. The station is staffed.

## Platform

| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Maibara and Kyoto |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Main Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Hokuriku Main Line |||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Torahime | Local | Takatsuki |

## History

The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Hokuriku Main Line, but was closed on May 1, 1886. The station reopened as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 August 1954. It came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization of Japan National Railway.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kawake being assigned station number JR-A07.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 528 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Odani Castle ruins
* Yamamotoyama Castle ruins
* Wakamiyayama Kofun
* Nagahama City Office Kohoku Branch
