Ōjiyama Station

Ōjiyama Station
皇子山駅
Ōjiyama Station beneath the Kosei Line
Location
Prefecture Shiga
(See other stations in Shiga)
City Ōtsu
Neighborhood etc. 5, Ōjigaoka 2-chome
Coordinates35°1′23.35″N 135°51′19.83″E / 35.0231528°N 135.8555083°ECoordinates: 35°1′23.35″N 135°51′19.83″E / 35.0231528°N 135.8555083°E
Postal code520-0025
(in Japanese)滋賀県大津市皇子が丘二丁目5
History
Year opened 1946
Rail services
Operator(s) Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s) Ishiyama Sakamoto Line

Ōjiyama Station (皇子山駅 Ōjiyama-eki) is a train station on the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The station is connected to Ōtsukyō Station on the Kosei Line of West Japan Railway Company.

History

The station opened on March 1, 1946. The station was constructed at the middle position of two closed stations: Yamagami Station (山上駅), suspended on May 15, 1945 and closed upon the opening of Ōjiyama Station, and Sazanami Station (漣駅), closed on August 15, 1944.[1]

The station became an interchange with the Kosei Line on July 20, 1974 by opening of Nishiōtsu Station (renamed to Ōtsukyō Station in 2008).

Due to a road construction project, the station was moved 52 meters north to the present location on March 18, 2006 from the original location.[2]

Layout

The station has 2 side platforms serving a track each.

west side ■Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Sakamoto
east side ■Ishiyama Sakamoto Line for Hamaotsu, Ishiyamadera, Kyoto and Osaka

Ridership

On November 9, 2004, there were 2,608 passengers boarding trains and 2,708 passengers getting off trains at this station.[2]

Around the station

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
Bessho Local Ōmijingūmae

Notes

  1. ↑ Keihan Electric Railway. "o2stations 皇子山駅 (from Keihan Ōtsu Lines official website)". Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keihan Electric Railway (February 23, 2006). "石山坂本線・皇子山駅を移転します". Retrieved 2008-05-10.