Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line

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
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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Stations[edit]

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)	Ōmihachiman