Kinomoto Station

Kinomoto Station (木ノ本駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Kinomoto Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 22.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara.

Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
The station opened on 10 March 1882 on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). From 1882 to 1964, Kinomoto Station was also the southern terminus of the now-discontinued 26.1 kilometer Yanagase Line to Tsuruga. The station 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 Kinomoto being assigned station number JR-A05.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 646 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * site of the Battle of Shizugatake
 * Nagahama City Office Kinomoto Branch
 * Shiga Prefectural Ika High School
 * Nagahama City Kinomoto Junior High School
 * Nagahama City Kinomoto Elementary School