Yōkaichi Station (八日市駅, Yōkaichi-eki) is a passenger junction railway station located in the city of Higashiōmi, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the main station in Higashiōmi city and one of the most important stations of Ohmi railway.

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Yōkaichi Station 八日市駅
Yōkaichi Station October 2005
General information
Location	1 Yōkaichihamanochō, Higashiōmi-shi, Shiga-ken 527-0011 Japan
Coordinates	35.114485°N 136.194849°E / 35.114485; 136.194849
Operated by	Ohmi Railway
Line(s)	■ Main Line (Koto Ohmi Line / Minakuchi Gamono Line) ■ Yōkaichi Line (Man-yō Akane Line)
Distance	25.3 km from Maibara
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Station code	OR15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 24, 1898
Passengers
FY2019	2161 daily
Location Yōkaichi Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Yōkaichi Station Yōkaichi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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Yōkaichi Station is served by the Ohmi Railway Main Line (Koto Ohmi Line, Minakuchi Gamono Line), and is located 25.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Maibara Station. It is also a terminus of the Yōkaichi Line (Man-yō Akane Line) and is 9.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Ōmi-Hachiman Station.^[1]

The station consists of an island platform and a side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Yōkaichi Station was opened on July 24, 1898. The station building was reconstructed in 1998. A museum was opened don the second floor of the station building in 2019.

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2161 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

"Ohmi Railway bus" for Notogawa Station, Eigen-ji and "Chokotto-bus" (municipal buses) depart and arrive from this station.

• Shopping Plaza Apia (Al Plaza Yokaichi)
• Shiga Prefectural Yokaichi High School
• Honmachi Shopping Arcade

• List of railway stations in Japan