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Kusatsu Station (Shiga)

Railway station in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Field	Value
name	Kusatsu Station
native_name	草津駅
native_name_lang	ja
style	JR West
image	JR Kusatsu Station West Side.jpg
caption	Kusatsu Station west entrance in October 2007
address	1-1-16 Shibukawa, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture 525-0026
country	Japan
coordinates
operator
line	{{Plainlist
distance	45.5 km from
platforms	3 island platforms
tracks	8
structure	Ground level
code
website
opened
passengers	58,114 daily
pass_year	FY 2023
map_type	Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
map_dot_label	Kusatsu Station
services

(Tōkaidō Main Line)

Kusatsu Station east entrance in October 2007

Kusatsu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kusatsu Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 45.5 kilometers from and 491.4 kilometers from . It is also served by the Kusatsu Line and is 36.7 kilometers from the terminus of that line at .

Station layout

The station consists of three island platforms serving two tracks each, connected by an elevated concourse, and two tracks without platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 July 1889. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Station numbering was introduced to the Tokaido Line in March 2018 with Kusatsu being assigned station number JR-A24.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,569 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

East

Kusatsu City Hall
Kusatsu Police Station
Kusatsu Tax Office
LT 932, Garden City Kusatsu
Kintetsu Department Store Kusatsu

West

Hotel Boston Plaza Kusatsu

References

. (2024). ["移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）"](https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf). *JR West*.
(20 July 2016). "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！".
(20 July 2016). "「駅ナンバー」一覧表".
link. (2020). Shiga Prefecture

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