Keihan Zeze Station (京阪膳所駅, Keihan Zeze-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. It is located adjacent to the JR West Zeze Station, but the two stations are not physically connected and there is no interchange between stations.

Keihan Zeze Station

京阪膳所駅
Keihan Zeze Station, September 2019
General information
Location2-11, Banba-chō, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0802
Japan
Coordinates34°59′51″N 135°53′09″E / 34.997497°N 135.885896°E / 34.997497; 135.885896
Operated by Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Distance4.7 km from Ishiyamadera
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeOT08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1913
Previous namesBanba (to 1937): Zeze-ekimae (to 1951)
Passengers
FY20182762 daily (boarding)
Location
Keihan Zeze Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Keihan Zeze Station
Keihan Zeze Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Keihan Zeze Station is located in Japan
Keihan Zeze Station
Keihan Zeze Station
Keihan Zeze Station (Japan)

Lines

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Keihan Zeze Station is a station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 4.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ishiyamadera.

Station layout

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

Platforms

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Station side  Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Biwako-Hamaōtsu and Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
Opposite side  Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Ishiyamadera

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Nishiki - Ishiba

History

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Keihan Zeze Station was opened on March 1, 1913 as Banba Station (馬場駅, Banba-eki). At the time, the current JR West Zeze Station was called "Ōtsu Station", so this station was sometimes referred to as Ōtsu-ekimae Station (大津駅前駅, Ōtsu-ekimae-eki). The station was renamed Zeze-ekimae Station (膳所駅前駅, Zeze-ekimae-eki) on August 20, 1937. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1953.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2762 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Gichū-ji, National Historic Site
  • Shiga Prefectural Otsu High School
  • Otsu Municipal Hirano Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 [G - 5 京阪電車市内各駅の乗降人員 Heisei 31)] (in Japanese). Japan: Otsu City. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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