Moriyama Station (Shiga)

Moriyama Station (守山駅, Moriyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Moriyama Station 守山駅
North side of the station
General information
Location	6-1 Katsube, Moriyama-shi, Shiga-ken 524-0041 Japan
Coordinates	35.050411°N 135.99569°E / 35.050411; 135.99569
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Biwako Line
Distance	41.1 km from Maibara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	JR-A22
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 April 1912
Passengers
FY 2023	33,714 daily[1]
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Lines

Moriyama Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 41.1 kilometers from Maibara and 487.0 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Biwako Line	for Maibara, Nagahama and Ōgaki
2	■ Biwako Line	for Kusatsu and Kyoto

Adjacent Stations

«		Service	»
Biwako Line
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Yasu		Limited Express "Haruka"		Kusatsu
Yasu		Special Rapid Service		Kusatsu
Yasu		Local		Rittō

History

The station opened on 16 April 1912 as a station for both passenger and freight operations on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II.^[2] The station was bombed by American aircraft on 30 July 1945, killing 11 people. The current station building was completed in 1973. The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Moriyama being assigned station number JR-A22.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,283 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

According to the "Shiga Prefecture Statistical Book", the average daily ridership is as follows

Year	Daily average Number of passengers	Source
1992	14,574	[6]
1993	14,576	[7]
1994	14,293	[8]
1995	14,468	[9]
1996	14,514	[10]
1997	14,228	[11]
1998	14,016	[12]
1999	13,739	[13]
2000	13,686	[14]
2001	13,562	[15]
2002	13,585	[16]
2003	13,522	[17]
2004	13,412	[18]
2005	13,347	[19]
2006	13,909	[20]
2007	14,511	[21]
2008	15,086	[22]
2009	15,065	[23]
2010	15,153	[24]
2011	15,340	[25]
2012	15,645	[26]
2013	16,110	[27]
2014	16,022	[28]
2015	16,382	[29]
2016	16,490	[30]
2017	16,786	[31]
2018	17,087	[32]
2019	17,283	[33]
2020	14,248	[34]

Surrounding area

• Moriyama City Hall
• Shiga Prefectural General Hospital
• Shiga Medical Center for Children
• Moriyama Municipal Hospital
• Moriyama City Irigaoka Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan