Ishiyama Station (石山駅) is a ground-level station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture. West Japan Railway Company and Japan Freight Railway Company run it. It opened on 1 April 1903.
History
Ishiyama Station opened on 1 April 1903 as a new passenger-only stop on the government Tōkaidō Line, between Kusatsu and Baba (now Zeze). Freight handling began on 15 March 1908. On 1 April 1912 a footbridge was installed over the tracks. On 1 April 1929 the station building was rebuilt as a single-storey building. On 25 April 1930 an express train derailed and overturned at Ishiyama Station.
On 19 November 1956 the Tōkaidō Line was electrified. On 10 February 1970 the station became a station building over the tracks. On 9 March 1970 the section between Kyoto and Kusatsu was made four tracks. On 12 March 1970 automatic ticket sales started. On 17 April 1970 the north exit opened. On 1 April 1987 the station passed to West Japan Railway Company and Japan Freight Railway Company when the national railway was split up and privatised.
On 13 March 1988 the line was given the nickname Biwako Line. On 7 March 1998 automatic ticket gates opened. On 29 July 2002 the JR Kyoto and Kobe Lines operation control system was introduced. On 1 November 2003 ICOCA could be used. On 5 February 2005 lifts and escalators came into use, and the canopy over the downbound platform was extended. On 18 March 2007 freight train service ended. On 12 March 2015 an approach melody was introduced.
On 17 March 2018 station numbering was introduced. On 30 November 2024 the Midori no Madoguchi ticket office closed.
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