Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line

Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
An Ishiyamadera-bound train approaching Hamaōtsu Station
Overview
Native name	京阪石山坂本線
Locale	Shiga Prefecture
Termini	Ishiyamadera Sakamoto-hieizanguchi
Stations	21
Service
Operator(s)	Keihan Electric Railway
History
Closed	1 March 1913
Technical
Line length	14.1 km (8.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed	70 km/h (45 mph)
Route map

The Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line (京阪石山坂本線, Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto-sen) is a railway line in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway.

The Otsu Railway opened the Hamaotsu to Awazu section in 1913, electrified at 600 V DC.^[1] The line was extended to Ishiyamadera (as single track) the following year.^{[citation needed]}

The Hamaotsu to Miidera section opened in 1922 (dual track electrified), and in 1927 the company merged with a tourist boat operator to become the Biwako Railway & Steamship Co., which extended the line to Sakamoto the same year.^{[citation needed]}

Keihan acquired the company in 1929 (and divested the steamship component immediately), connecting the line to its Keishin line in 1939.^{[citation needed]}

The Awazu to Ishiyama section was double-tracked in 1943, but in 1945 the Sakamoto to Shigasato section was singled and the rails recycled for the Japanese war effort. The dual track was reinstated in 1947.^{[citation needed]}

The voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in conjunction with the voltage upgrade on the Keishin line.^{[citation needed]}

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.