Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line

Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
An Ishiyamadera-bound train approaching Hamaōtsu Station
Overview
Native name	京阪石山坂本線
Locale	Shiga Prefecture
Termini	Ishiyamadera Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
Stations	21
Service
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
History
Opened	1 March 1913
Technical
Line length	14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	70 km/h (45 mph)
Route map

Railway map around Ishiyama Sakamoto Line

The Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line (京阪石山坂本線, Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto-sen) is a railway line in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway.

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
			Between stations	Total
OT01	Ishiyamadera	石山寺	-	0.0		Ōtsu, Shiga
OT02	Karahashimae	唐橋前	0.7	0.7
OT03	Keihan Ishiyama	京阪石山	0.9	1.6	A  Biwako Line
OT04	Awazu	粟津	0.8	2.4
OT05	Kawaragahama	瓦ヶ浜	0.4	2.8
OT06	Nakanoshō	中ノ庄	0.5	3.3
OT07	Zezehommachi	膳所本町	0.5	3.8
OT08	Nishiki	錦	0.4	4.2
OT09	Keihan Zeze	京阪膳所	0.5	4.7	A  Biwako Line
OT10	Ishiba	石場	0.8	5.5
OT11	Shimanoseki	島ノ関	0.5	6.0
OT12	Biwako-Hamaōtsu	びわ湖浜大津	0.7	6.7	■ Keihan Keishin Line
OT13	Miidera	三井寺	0.5	7.2
OT14	Otsu-shiyakusho-mae	大津市役所前	0.8	8.0
OT15	Keihan-otsukyo	京阪大津京	0.5	8.5	B  Kosei Line
OT16	Ōmijingūmae	近江神宮前	0.6	9.1
OT17	Minami-Shiga	南滋賀	0.9	10.0
OT18	Shigasato	滋賀里	0.8	10.8
OT19	Anō	穴太	1.5	12.3
OT20	Matsunobamba	松ノ馬場	1.2	13.5
OT21	Sakamoto-hieizanguchi	坂本比叡山口	0.6	14.1	Sakamoto Cable

History

The Otsu Railway opened the Hamaotsu to Awazu section in 1913, electrified at 600 V DC. The line was extended to Ishiyamadera (as single track) the following year.

The Hamaotsu to Miidera section opened in 1922 (dual track electrified), and in 1927 the company merged with a tourist boat operator to become the Biwako Railway & Steamship Co., which extended the line to Sakamoto the same year.

Keihan acquired the company in 1929 (and divested the steamship component immediately), connecting the line to its Keishin line in 1939.

The Awazu to Ishiyama section was double-tracked in 1943, but in 1945 the Sakamoto to Shigasato section was singled and the rails recycled for the Japanese war effort. The dual track was reinstated in 1947.

The voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in conjunction with the voltage upgrade on the Keishin line.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.