Ōtsu Station
railway station in Otsu, Shiga prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Ōtsu Station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (633 views/month, #174 of 18,574).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Otsu[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Transport network: Urban Network[5]
- Instance of: railway station above ground[6], 直営駅[7], 管理駅[8], railway station opened by petition in Japan[9]
- Connecting line: Tōkaidō Main Line[10]
- Owned by: West Japan Railway Company[11]
- Operator: West Japan Railway Company[12]
- Adjacent station: Zeze Station[13], Yamashina Station (JR)[14]
- Station code: オツ[15], JR-A29[16]
- Commons category: Ōtsu Station[17]
- Inception: August 1, 1921[18]
- Coordinate location: 35.0028, 135.865[19]
- Official website: https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610114[20]
- Number of platform tracks: 4[21]
- Connecting service: Biwako Line[22]
- Daily patronage: 17,358[23]
- Date of official opening: August 1, 1921[24]
- Name in kana: おおつえき[25]
- Number of platform faces: 2[26]
- State of use: in use[27]
- Street address: 滋賀県大津市春日町1-3[28]
Why It Matters
Ōtsu Station has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]