The is a regional railway line in
Shiga Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,398,972 as of 1 February 2025 and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to th ...
operated by
Ohmi Railway
is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed by local users ...
.
The line is 9.3 km long, connecting
Yōkaichi on the
Main Line in
Higashiōmi
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 113,229 in 45771 households and a population density of 290 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Higashiōmi is located in east-centr ...
to
Ōmi-Hachiman on the
JR West
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ...
Biwako Line
The is the nickname used by the operator of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) to refer to the portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line (between Maibara Station and Kyoto Station) and the Hokuriku Main Line (between Maibara Station and Nagaham ...
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 1,500 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
See also
*
List of railway lines in Japan
List of railway lines in Japan lists existing Rail transport, railway lines in Japan alphabetically.
The vast majority of Japanese railways are classified under two Japanese laws, one for and another for . The difference between the two is a leg ...
References
Rail transport in Shiga Prefecture
Railway lines in Japan
Ohmi Railway
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