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 .
Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by both a footbridge and a level crossing. The station is staffed.
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Adjacent stations
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
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
0541405 JR West official home page