Ishiyamadera Station

Ishiyamadera Station 石山寺駅
Shimanoseki Station, May 2020
General information
Location	5, Hotarudani, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0853 Japan
Coordinates	34°58′01″N 135°54′12″E / 34.967068°N 135.903381°E / 34.967068; 135.903381
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)	Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Distance	14.1 km from Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
Platforms	2 bay platforms
Other information
Station code	OT01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 15, 1914
Previous names	Ishiyama (to 1937); Ishiyama-Hotarudani (1950-1953)
Passengers
FY2018	1121 daily (boarding)
Services
Preceding station Keihan Electric Railway Following station Terminus Ishiyama Sakamoto Line Karahashimae towards Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
Location Shimanoseki Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Shimanoseki Station Shimanoseki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ishiyamadera Station (石山寺駅, Ishiyamadera-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Ishiyamadera Station is a terminal station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 14.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Sakamoto-hieizanguchi.

The station consists of two bay platforms serving three tracks.

Ishiyamadera Station was opened on February 15, 1914, as Ishiyama Station (石山駅, Ishiyama-eki). It was renamed to its present name on August 20, 1937. On October 1, 1950, it was renamed Ishiyama-Hotarudani Station (石山蛍谷駅, Ishiyama-Hotarudani-eki), but reverted to Ishiyamadera Station on April 1, 1953.

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1236 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

• Ishiyama-dera
• Ishiyama Onsen
• Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School

• List of railway stations in Japan

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