Ishiyama Station

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| name = Ishiyama Station

| native_name = 石山駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Ishiyama-eki-1.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Ishiyama Station, October 2006

| other_name =

| address = Awazu-cho, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0832

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34.979870|135.900228|format=dms|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| operator = {{rint|jp|jrw}} JR West

| line = 18px Biwako Line

| distance = 53.2 km from {{STN|Maibara|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

| accessible = Yes

| code = {{RouteBox|JR-A27||#0072bc}}

| style = JR West

| opened = 1 April 1903

| former =

| passengers = 41,368 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf |publisher=JR West |language=ja |access-date=12 March 2025}}

| pass_year = FY 2023

| map_type = Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Ishiyama Station

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file:Ishiyama Station accident1930.jpg

{{nihongo|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

Ishiyama Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 53.2 kilometers from {{STN|Maibara|x}} and 499.1 kilometers from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}.

Station layout

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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Adjacent stations

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History

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.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=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！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,103 passengers (boarding passengers only) in 2019,{{Cite web|title=JR West Japan 2020, as seen by data|url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=West Japan Railway Company|language=ja}} making it the 26th-busiest station by traffic in the West Japan Railway Company's network.

Surrounding area

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