title: Kita-Komatsu Station
text: # Kita-Komatsu Station
  
  Kita-Komatsu Station (北小松駅, Kita-Komatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kita-Komatsu Station is served by the Kosei Line, and is 34.5 kilometres (21.4 miles) from the starting point of the line at Yamashina and 40.0 kilometres (24.9 miles) from Kyoto.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.
  
  ## Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Kosei Line | for Ōmi-Imazu and Tsuruga |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kosei Line | for Katata 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 April1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
  
  Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kita-Komatsu being assigned station number JR-B18.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 361 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Otsu City Komatsu Civic Center
  * Shiga Komatsu Post Office
  * Kitakomatsu Swimming Pool
  * Yobai Falls
  