Seta Station (Shiga)

Seta Station 瀬田駅
Seta Station, July 2005
Location	Ōtsu, Shiga Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Biwako Line
History
Opened	1969

Seta Station (瀬田駅 Seta-eki) is a railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan.

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  • Biwako Line

Layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks:

1. Biwako Line for Kyoto and Osaka (partly)
2. Biwako Line for Kyoto and Osaka
3. Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Maibara
4. Kusatsu Line for Kusatsu and Kibukawa

The ticket windows and gates are located in the building above the platforms.^[1]

History

The station opened on August 12, 1969. From the beginning, there was no freight service at this station.^[2]

Stations next to Seta

«		Service	»
Biwako Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Minami-Kusatsu		Local		Ishiyama

References

1. West Japan Railway Company. "構内図". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
2. Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese) II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 33. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

• Media related to Seta Station (Shiga) at Wikimedia Commons
• JR-Odekake.net: Seta Station (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°59′13″N 135°55′31″E / 34.98694°N 135.92528°E