Timetable information
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Location
History
Karahashimae Station opened on 17 January 1914 with the inauguration of the Ōtsu Electric Tramway between Ishiyama-ekimae (today Keihan-Ishiyama) and Karahashimae. The line was extended to Hotarudani — later merged into Ishiyamadera — on 15 February. Mergers in 1927 and 1929 brought the halt into Biwako Tetsudō Kisen and then Keihan Electric Railway, and a 1937 alignment moved it to a point 738 m from Hotarudani. The Pacific War caused a brief suspension between 15 May and 5 August 1945. Reconstruction of the up-line platform was completed in December 1966. The unstaffed station today consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing, with two-carriage platform lengths and station number OT02.
Notes
Karahashimae means "in front of the Karahashi": the historic Seta no Karahashi lies a short distance east of the stop.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Utagawa Hiroshige · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18