Ishibe Station | |
Native Name: | 石部駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 3-5 Ishibenishi, Konan-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3105 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | Kusatsu Line |
Distance: | 27.6 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Opened: | December 15, 1889 |
Passengers: | 1871 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Shiga Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Ishibe Station |
Style: | JR West |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Ishibe Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 27.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Ishibe Station opened on December 15, 1889 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which was nationalized in 1907 to become part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and subsequently the Japan National Railway (JNR) . The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1871 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]