Keihan 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.

Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
An Ishiyamadera-bound train approaching Hamaōtsu Station
Overview
Native name京阪石山坂本線
LocaleShiga Prefecture
Termini
Stations21
Service
Operator(s)Keihan Electric Railway
History
Closed1 March 1913
Technical
Line length14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed70 km/h (45 mph)
Railway map around Ishiyama Sakamoto Line

Stations

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No.NameJapaneseDistance (km)TransfersLocation
Between
stations
Total
OT01Ishiyamadera石山寺-0.0 Ōtsu, Shiga
OT02Karahashimae唐橋前0.70.7 
OT03Keihan Ishiyama京阪石山0.91.6 A  Biwako Line
OT04Awazu粟津0.82.4 
OT05Kawaragahama瓦ヶ浜0.42.8 
OT06Nakanoshō中ノ庄0.53.3 
OT07Zezehommachi膳所本町0.53.8 
OT08Nishiki0.44.2 
OT09Keihan Zeze京阪膳所0.54.7 A  Biwako Line
OT10Ishiba石場0.85.5 
OT11Shimanoseki島ノ関0.56.0 
OT12Biwako-Hamaōtsuびわ湖浜大津0.76.7 Keihan Keishin Line
OT13Miidera三井寺0.57.2 
OT14Otsu-shiyakusho-mae大津市役所前0.88.0 
OT15Keihan-otsukyo京阪大津京0.58.5 B  Kosei Line
OT16Ōmijingūmae近江神宮前0.69.1 
OT17Minami-Shiga南滋賀0.910.0 
OT18Shigasato滋賀里0.810.8 
OT19Anō穴太1.512.3 
OT20Matsunobamba松ノ馬場1.213.5 
OT21Sakamoto-hieizanguchi坂本比叡山口0.614.1Sakamoto Cable

History

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The Otsu Railway opened the Hamaotsu to Awazu section in 1913, electrified at 600 V DC.[1] The line was extended to Ishiyamadera (as single track) the following year.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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

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.[citation needed]

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

References

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

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 253–254. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.