Ishibe Station
Ishibe Station 石部駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ishibe Station in September 2007 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3-5 Ishibenishi, Konan-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3105 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°1′3.67″N 136°3′10.67″E / 35.0176861°N 136.0529639°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | C Kusatsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 27.6 km from Tsuge | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 15, 1889 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 1871 daily | ||||||||||
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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).
Lines[edit]
Ishibe Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 27.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
| 2 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
History[edit]
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[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1871 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[edit]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ishibe Station at Wikimedia Commons