Ōtsu Station

Summary

Ōtsu Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #174 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ōtsu Station is located in Otsu^[3].
• Ōtsu Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Ōtsu Station's transport network is recorded as Urban Network^[5].
• Ōtsu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Ōtsu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Ōtsu Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[8].
• Ōtsu Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[9].
• Ōtsu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station opened by petition in Japan^[10].
• Ōtsu Station's connecting line is recorded as Tōkaidō Main Line^[11].
• Ōtsu Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[12].
• Ōtsu Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[13].
• Ōtsu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Zeze Station^[14].
• Ōtsu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Yamashina Station (JR)^[15].
• Ōtsu Station's station code is recorded as オツ^[16].
• Ōtsu Station's station code is recorded as JR-A29^[17].
• Ōtsu Station's Commons category is recorded as Ōtsu Station^[18].
• Ōtsu Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[19].
• August 1, 1921 marks the founding of Ōtsu Station^[20].
• Ōtsu Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.0028, 'lon': 135.865}^[21].
• Ōtsu Station's official website is recorded as https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610114^[22].
• Ōtsu Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[23].
• Ōtsu Station's connecting service is recorded as Biwako Line^[24].
• Ōtsu Station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+17358'}^[25].
• Ōtsu Station's date of official opening is recorded as August 1, 1921^[26].
• Ōtsu Station's number of platform faces is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ōtsu Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Otsu^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], Q121844395^[8], Q123025722^[9], and railway station opened by petition in Japan^[10].

History and Context

August 1, 1921 marks the founding of Ōtsu Station^[20]. It is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[12].

Why It Matters

Ōtsu Station ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #174 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]