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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
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Lines
editIshiyama 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editIn 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
editReferences
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
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