title: Ishiyamadera Station
text: # Ishiyamadera Station
  
  Ishiyamadera Station (石山寺駅, Ishiyamadera-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ishiyamadera Station is a terminal station of the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line, and is 14.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Sakamoto-hieizanguchi.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two bay platforms serving three tracks.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1, 2 | ■ Ishiyama Sakamoto Line | for Biwako-Hamaōtsu and Sakamoto-hieizanguchi |
  | - | - | - |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line |||||
  | Terminus | Terminus | - | Karahashimae | Karahashimae |
  
  ## History
  
  Ishiyamadera Station was opened on February 15, 1914, as Ishiyama Station (石山駅, Ishiyama-eki). It was renamed to its present name on August 20, 1937. On October 1, 1950, it was renamed Ishiyama-Hotarudani Station (石山蛍谷駅, Ishiyama-Hotarudani-eki), but reverted to Ishiyamadera Station on April 1, 1953.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1236 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Ishiyama-dera
  * Ishiyama Onsen
  * Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School
  