Ishibe_Station

Ishibe Station

Ishibe Station

Railway station in Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Ishibe Station (石部駅, Ishibe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

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Lines

Ishibe Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 27.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Kusatsu Line for Kibukawa and Tsuge
2 ■ Kusatsu Line for Kusatsu and Kyoto

History

Ishibe Station opened on December 15, 1889 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which was nationalized in 1907 to become part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and subsequently the Japan National Railway (JNR) . The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1871 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Yoshimiko Shrine -10 minutes on foot
  • Yoshihime Shrine -15 minutes on foot
  • Ishibe-shukuba no Sato -15 minutes on foot
  • Ishibe Historical Museum -15 minutes on foot

See also

References

  1. [1]
    令和元年滋賀県統計書 [Shiga Prefecture Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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