Kashiwabara Station
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JR Central
Tōkaidō Main LineCA80 Kashiwabara Station 柏原駅 | |||||
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 JR Kashiwabara Station in November 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1081 Kashiwabara, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0202 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°20′41″N 136°24′11″E / 35.3447°N 136.403°E | ||||
| Operated by | JR Central | ||||
| Line | Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 430.9 kilometers from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 21, 1900 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2023–2024 | 424 daily[1] | ||||
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Kashiwabara Station (柏原駅, Kashiwabara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
Kashiwabara Station is served by the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 430.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkaidō line at Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of two island platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Maibara, Kyoto |
| 3, 4 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | For Ōgaki, Nagoya |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Sekigahara | Special Rapid | Ōmi-Nagaoka | ||
| Sekigahara | New Rapid | Ōmi-Nagaoka | ||
| Sekigahara | Rapid | Ōmi-Nagaoka | ||
| Sekigahara | Sectional Rapid | Ōmi-Nagaoka | ||
| Sekigahara | Local | Ōmi-Nagaoka | ||
History
Kashiwabara Station opened on February 21, 1900 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) Tōkaidō Line. The station came under the aegis of the Central Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization of JNR.
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Kashiwabara Station was assigned station number CA80.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 259 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
- Tokugen-in, Buddhist temple with National Historic Site cemetery of the Kyōgoku clan
- Maibara City Kashiwabara Administrative Service Center
- Maibara City Kashiwabara Junior High School
- Maibara City Kashiwabara Elementary School
- Kashiwabara-juku History Museum
