Ishiyamadera Station
# Ishiyamadera Station

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.

## Lines

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.

## Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms serving three tracks.

### Platforms

| 1, 2 | ■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line | for Biwako-Hamaōtsu and Sakamoto-hieizanguchi |
| - | - | - |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line |||||
| Terminus | Terminus | - | Karahashimae | Karahashimae |

## History

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.

## Passenger statistics

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

## Surrounding area

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