Ishiyama Station
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Ishiyama Station 石山駅 | |
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 Ishiyama Station, October 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Awazu-cho, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0832 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°58′48″N 135°54′01″E / 34.979870°N 135.900228°E |
| Operated by |  JR West |
| Line(s) |  Biwako Line |
| Distance | 53.2 km from Maibara |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground level |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | JR-A27 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1903 |
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 24,103 |
| Location | |
  Ishiyama Station Location within Shiga Prefecture  Ishiyama Station Ishiyama Station (Japan) | |
Ishiyama Station (石山駅, Ishiyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also a freight deport for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). The station is located adjacent to the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan-ishiyama Station with which it is connected by a concourse.
Lines[edit]
Ishiyama Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 53.2 kilometers from Maibara and 499.1 kilometers from Tokyo.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of two island platforms with 4 tracks on the ground and 2 siding tracks on both sides of the outer tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ Biwako Line | part of local trains and special rapid service for Kyoto, Takatsuki and Osaka |
| ■ limited express trains | for Shin-Osaka, Tennoji and Kansai Airport | |
| 2 | ■ Biwako Line | local trains and special rapid service for Kyoto, Takatsuki and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ Biwako Line | local trains and special rapid service for Kusatsu, Maibara and Nagahama |
| 4 | ■ Biwako Line | special rapid service (part of trains) and limited express trains for Kusatsu, Maibara and Nagahama |
| ■ through to the Kusatsu Line | local trains for Kusatsu, Kibukawa and Tsuge |
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Japan Railway Company Biwako Line (Ishiyama) | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kusatsu | Limited Express "Haruka" | Otsu | ||
| Minami-Kusatsu | Special Rapid | Ōtsu | ||
| Seta | Local (including Rapid Service) | Zeze | ||
History[edit]
The route of the Tōkaidō Main Line passed through Ishiyama in 1889, but no station was built until 1 April 1903. On 25 April 1930 a derailment accident occurred at the station when an express train from Tokyo en route to Shimonoseki overturned when passing a point at high speed. Thirteen people were injured, but there were no fatalities. The station became part of the JR West network on 1 April 1987 with the privation of the Japan National Railway (JNR).
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Ishiyama being assigned station number JR-A27.[1][2]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,103 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,[3] making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.
Surrounding area[edit]
- Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Shiga Factory (formerly Renesas Kansai Semiconductor)
- Nippon Electric Glass Headquarters / Otsu Office
- NSK Otsu Factory
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data". West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ishiyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
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