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Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Overview
Native name近江鉄道八日市線
Termini
Stations7
Websitehttps://www.ohmitetudo.co.jp/
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Ohmi Railway
History
Opened1913 (1913)
Technical
Line length9.3 km (5.8 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Route map

Legend
Ohmi Railway Main Line to Maibara
0.0 Yōkaichi (八日市)
Ohmi Railway Main Line to Kibukawa
0.6 Shin-Yōkaichi (新八日市)
1.3 Tarōbōgū-mae (太郎坊宮前)
3.0 Ichinobe (市辺)
5.0 Hirata (平田)
6.5 Musa (武佐)
9.3 Ōmi-Hachiman (近江八幡) Left arrowTōkaidō Main LineRight arrow
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The Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line (近江鉄道八日市線, Ōmi Tetsudō Yōkaichi-sen) is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway.

The line is 9.3 km long, connecting Yōkaichi on the Main Line in Higashiōmi to Ōmi-Hachiman on the JR West Biwako Line in Omihachiman.

In addition to local shuttle trains, the Yōkaichi Line trains include Rapid Service that connects Yōkaichi and Ōmi-Hachiman nonstop, and through trains to the Main Line to Maibara or Kibukawa.

History

The Hunan Railway Co. opened the line in 1913, and merged with the Ohmi Railway Co. in 1944.

The line was electrified at 1500 VDC in 1946.

Former connecting lines

  • Shin-Yōkaichi station - A 3km line to the Misono airfield operated between 1930 and 1948.

Stations

Rapid Service: + = stop; - = pass;
Local trains make all stops
No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Rapid Connections Location
OR-15 Yōkaichi 八日市 0.0 + Ohmi Railway Main Line Higashiōmi Shiga Prefecture
OR-16 Shin-Yōkaichi 新八日市 0.6 -  
OR-17 Tarōbōgū-mae 太郎坊宮前 1.3 -  
OR-18 Ichinobe 市辺 3.0 -  
OR-19 Hirata 平田 5.0 -  
OR-20 Musa 武佐 6.5 +   Ōmihachiman
OR-21 Ōmi-Hachiman 近江八幡 9.3 + JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line)

See also

References

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