Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line

Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
Overview
Native name	近江鉄道八日市線
Termini	Yōkaichi Ōmi-Hachiman
Stations	7
Website	https://www.ohmitetudo.co.jp/
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Operator(s)	Ohmi Railway
History
Opened	1913 (1913)
Technical
Line length	9.3 km (5.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 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) Tōkaidō Main Line

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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.

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.

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

Rapid Service: + = stop; - = pass;

Local trains make all stops

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