Ishibe Station

Railway station in Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

35°1′3.67″N 136°3′10.67″E / 35.0176861°N 136.0529639°E / 35.0176861; 136.0529639Operated by

JR WestLine(s) C Kusatsu LineDistance27.6 km from TsugePlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 15, 1889PassengersFY20191871 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Tehara towards Kusatsu		Kusatsu Line Local		Kōsei towards Tsuge

Location
Ishibe Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Show map of Shiga Prefecture Ishibe Station Ishibe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ishibe Station (石部駅, Ishibe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Ishibe Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 27.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Kusatsu Line	for Kibukawa and Tsuge
2	■ Kusatsu Line	for Kusatsu and Kyoto

History

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.