Keihan Zeze Station

Keihan Zeze Station (京阪膳所駅) 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.

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

History
Keihan Zeze Station was opened on March 1, 1913 as Banba Station (馬場駅). 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). The station was renamed Zeze-ekimae Station (膳所駅前駅) on August 20, 1937. It was renamed to its present name on April 1, 1953.

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

Surrounding area

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