title: Nagahara Station (Shiga)
text: # Nagahara Station (Shiga)
  
  Nagahara Station (永原駅, Nagahara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nagahara Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 68.3 kilometres (42.4 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 73.8 kilometres (45.9 miles) from Kyoto.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two island platforms on an embankment, connected by an underground passage to the station building. The station is unattended.
  
  ## Platforms
  
  | 1, 2 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Shiotsu and Tsuruga |
  | - | - | - |
  | 3, 4 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Imazu and Kyoto |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 20 July 1974 as a station on the Japan National Railway (JNR). The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
  
  Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Nagahara being assigned station number JR-B11.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 102 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Nagahama City Hall Nishi-Asai Branch
  * Nagahama City Nagahara Elementary School
  * Japan National Route 303
  