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
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

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.^[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]}