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.

Ishiyama Station

石山駅
Ishiyama Station, October 2006
General information
LocationAwazu-cho, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0832
Japan
Coordinates34°58′48″N 135°54′01″E / 34.979870°N 135.900228°E / 34.979870; 135.900228
Operated byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) Biwako Line
Distance53.2 km from Maibara
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-A27 
History
Opened1 April 1903
Passengers
201924,103
Location
Ishiyama Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Ishiyama Station
Ishiyama Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Ishiyama Station is located in Japan
Ishiyama Station
Ishiyama Station
Ishiyama Station (Japan)
Ishiyama Station accident, 1930

Lines

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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

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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

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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

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« 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

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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

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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

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  • Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing Shiga Factory (formerly Renesas Kansai Semiconductor)
  • Nippon Electric Glass Headquarters / Otsu Office
  • NSK Otsu Factory

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ "JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data". West Japan Railway Company (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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