History
Hikoneguchi Station opened on 20 May 1901 as Shinmachi Station (新町駅, Shinmachi-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 January 1917. The 老朽 station building was demolished in August 2014, and the station is scheduled to become fully unstaffed on 1 March 2026.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-06-09.
Where the English and Japanese sources differ, this account follows the Japanese source.
Notes
Hikoneguchi has two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing within the station yard. The station building that once stood on the Maibara-side platform was demolished in 2014 after falling into disrepair. The down-line platform has a direct ticket gate from the road. Platform numbers are not posted; signage refers instead to the 'former-station-building side'. Near the Kibukawa end of the platforms a points layout leaves a slightly wider-than-usual gap between platform and track. Surrounded by densely-built housing, the station has a high school to the north-east. The 'Hikoneguchi Station' bus stop on the down-line platform side was eliminated at the end of March 2019; the nearest active stop is now 'Okamachi', along the JR Biwako (Tōkaidō Main) Line.