Shigaraki Station is a terminal station of the Shigaraki Line, and is 14.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at
Kibukawa.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed
side platforms connected by a level crossing, of which only the platform adjacent to the station is in use. The station is staffed..[3] Directly outside of the station, there is 5.3 m tall statue of a bake-danuki, which is a
well-known product of the area. The statue's clothes are changed depending on the season.[4] Items recovered from
Shigaraki train disaster are on display within the station building.[5]
Shigaraki Station opened on May 8, 1933 as a station of the
Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station was closed from October 1, 1943 to July 25, 1947, when it reopened as a station of the
Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR and was transferred to the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway on July 13, 1987.
Shigaraki Station is a terminal station of the Shigaraki Line, and is 14.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at
Kibukawa.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed
side platforms connected by a level crossing, of which only the platform adjacent to the station is in use. The station is staffed..[3] Directly outside of the station, there is 5.3 m tall statue of a bake-danuki, which is a
well-known product of the area. The statue's clothes are changed depending on the season.[4] Items recovered from
Shigaraki train disaster are on display within the station building.[5]
Shigaraki Station opened on May 8, 1933 as a station of the
Japanese Government Railway (JGR). The station was closed from October 1, 1943 to July 25, 1947, when it reopened as a station of the
Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR and was transferred to the Shigaraki Kohgen Railway on July 13, 1987.