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
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Operator(s)	Ohmi Railway
History
Opened	1913 (1913)
Technical
Line length	9.3 km (5.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC

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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

See also[]

• List of railway lines in Japan

References[]

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

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