Moriyama Station (Shiga)

Moriyama Station (守山駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Moriyama Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 41.1 kilometers from Maibara and 487.0 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
The station opened on 16 April 1912 as a station for both passenger and freight operations on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), which became the Japan National Railway (JNR) after World War II. The station was bombed by American aircraft on 30 July 1945, killing 11 people. The current station building was completed in 1973.The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on 1 April 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Moriyama being assigned station number JR-A22.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,283 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

According to the "Shiga Prefecture Statistical Book", the average daily ridership is as follows

Surrounding area

 * Moriyama City Hall
 * Shiga Prefectural General Hospital
 * Shiga Medical Center for Children
 * Moriyama Municipal Hospital
 * Moriyama City Irigaoka Elementary School