title: Shigarakigūshi Station
text: # Shigarakigūshi Station
  
  Shigarakigūshi Station (紫香楽宮跡駅, Shigarakigūshi eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōka, Shiga, Japan operated by the third-sector Shigaraki Kohgen Railway. The station name is derived from the ruins of Shigaraki Palace, located nearby.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Shigarakigūshi Station is a station on the Shigaraki Line, and is 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kibukawa.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one side platform serving single bi-directional track. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Shigaraki Line |||||
  | Kibukawa | Kibukawa | Local | Kumoi | Kumoi |
  
  ## History
  
  Shigarakigūshi Station opened on July 13, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  Ridership per day :
  
  | Year | Ridership |
  | - | - |
  | 2011 | 78 |
  | 2012 | 78 |
  | 2013 | 68 |
  | 2014 | 62 |
  | 2015 | 67 |
  | 2016 | 72 |
  | 2017 | 60 |
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Shigaraki Palace ruins
  * Shigaraki Hospital
  * Japan National Route 307
  * Tokai Nature Trail
  