Ohmi Railway Main Line

Ohmi Railway Main Line
An image of an electric multiple unit on Ohmi Railway Main Line.
Ohmi Railway Main Line
Overview
Native name近江鉄道本線
OwnerOhmi Railway
Termini
Stations25
Websitewww.ohmitetudo.co.jp
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Operator(s)Ohmi Railway
History
OpenedJune 10, 1898 (1898-June-10) (Hikone to Yokaichi)
Technical
Line length47.7 kilometres (29.6 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Route map

Legend
 Left arrowTōkaidō Main Line
Left arrowTōkaidō Shinkansen
0.0
 Maibara (米原)
Left arrowTōkaidō Shinkansen
Left arrowTōkaidō Main Line
2.3
 Fujitec-mae (フジテック前)
3.4
 Toriimoto (鳥居本)
Left arrowTōkaidō Main Line
5.8
 Hikone (彦根)
Left arrowTōkaidō Main Line
7.0
 Hikone-Serikawa (ひこね芹川)
7.8
 Hikoneguchi (彦根口)
9.9
 Takamiya (高宮)
Right arrowOhmi Railway Taga Line
12.7
 Amago (尼子)
15.0
 Toyosato (豊郷)
17.9
 Echigawa (愛知川)
20.9
 Gokashō (五箇荘)
23.0
 Kawabe-no-mori (河辺の森)
25.3
 Yōkaichi (八日市)
Left arrowOhmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
27.5
 Nagatanino (長谷野)
28.4
 Daigaku-mae (大学前)
29.9
 Kyocera-mae (京セラ前)
31.2
 Sakuragawa (桜川)
32.8
 Asahi Ōtsuka (朝日大塚)
35.2
 Asahino (朝日野)
37.8
 Hino (日野)
42.7
 Minakuchi Matsuo (水口松尾)
43.8
 Minakuchi (水口)
44.4
 Minakuchi Ishibashi (水口石橋)
45.1
 Minakuchi Jōnan (水口城南)
47.7
 Kibukawa (貴生川) Left arrowKusatsu LineRight arrow
Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Shigaraki LineDown arrow

The Ohmi Railway Main Line (近江鉄道本線, Ōmi Tetsudō hon-sen) is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. It connects the cities of Maibara and Koka. Its alignment is parallel with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Takamiya and Gokasho.

The line is 47.7 kilometres (29.6 mi) long, extending from Maibara to Kibukawa. The line connects with the JR Central Tōkaidō Main Line and Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the JR West Hokuriku Main Line and Biwako Line at Maibara, and the JR West Kusatsu Line and the Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Shigaraki Line at Kibukawa.

History

The Hikone to Yokaichi section opened in 1898, reaching Kibukawa in 1900. The Hikone to Takamiya section was electrified at 600 V DC in 1925, with the Takamiya to Kibukawa section electrified at 1,500 V DC in 1928, and the Hikone to Takamiya section raised to that voltage at the same time. The Hikone to Maibara section opened in 1931 following the construction of the 340 m Sawayama Tunnel, electrified from opening.[citation needed]

Transport of postal items ceased in 1984, and freight services ceased in 1988.[citation needed]

Rapid train services were introduced in 2003, but were discontinued in 2013.[citation needed]

Timeline

  • 11 June 1898: Line opened between Hikone and Echigawa via Takamiya.
  • 24 July 1898: Line opened between Echigawa and Yokaichi.
  • 19 March 1899: Toyosato and Obata Stations opened.
  • 1 October 1900: Line opened between Yokaichi and Hino via Sakuragawa.
  • 28 December 1900: Line opened between Hino and Kibukawa via Minakuchi. Asahino station opened.
  • 20 May 1901: Shinmachi Station opened.
  • 1 January 1910: Obata Station renamed Gokasho Station.
  • 1 June 1911: Amago Station opened.
  • 16 October 1916: Asahi Otsuka Station opened.
  • 27 December 1916: Nagatanino Station opened.
  • 1 January 1917: Shinmachi Station renamed Hikoneguchi Station.
  • 12 March 1925: Line was electrified between Hikone and Takamiya.
  • 18 April 1928: Line was electrified between Takamiya and Kibukawa.
  • 15 March 1931: Electrified line opened between Hikone and Maibara via Toriimoto.
  • 1 August 1957: Minakuchi Ishibashi Station opened.
  • 1 May 1987: Driver-only operation commenced.
  • 5 April 1989: Minakuchi Matsuo and Minakuchi Jonan Stations opened.
  • 29 March 1990: Daigaku-mae Station opened.
  • 16 March 1991: Kyocera-mae Station opened.
  • 13 March 2004: Kawabe-no-mori Station opened.
  • 18 March 2006: Fujitec-mae Station opened.
  • 8 April 2009: Hikone-Serikawa Station opened.

Stations

Local trains stop at all stations.
No. Station Japanese Distance
(km) 		Connections Location
OR-01 Maibara 米原 0.0 Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Tōkaidō Main Line
Biwako Line
Hokuriku Main Line 		Maibara Shiga Prefecture
OR-02 Fujitec-mae フジテック前 2.3   Hikone
OR-03 Toriimoto 鳥居本 3.4  
OR-04 Hikone 彦根 5.8 Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line)
OR-05 Hikone-Serikawa ひこね芹川 7.0  
OR-06 Hikoneguchi 彦根口 7.8  
OR-07 Takamiya 高宮 9.9 Ohmi Railway Taga Line
OR-10 Amago 尼子 12.7   Kōra
OR-11 Toyosato 豊郷 15.0   Toyosato
OR-12 Echigawa 愛知川 17.9   Aishō
OR-13 Gokashō 五箇荘 20.9   Higashiōmi
OR-14 Kawabe-no-mori 河辺の森 23.0  
OR-15 Yōkaichi 八日市 25.3 Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
OR-26 Nagatanino 長谷野 27.5  
OR-27 Daigaku-mae 大学前 28.4  
OR-28 Kyocera-mae 京セラ前 29.9  
OR-29 Sakuragawa 桜川 31.2  
OR-30 Asahi Ōtsuka 朝日大塚 32.8  
OR-31 Asahino 朝日野 35.2  
OR-32 Hino 日野 37.8   Hino
OR-33 Minakuchi Matsuo 水口松尾 42.7   Kōka
OR-34 Minakuchi 水口 43.8  
OR-35 Minakuchi Ishibashi 水口石橋 44.4  
OR-36 Minakuchi Jōnan 水口城南 45.1  
OR-37 Kibukawa 貴生川 47.7 Kusatsu Line
Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Shigaraki Line

See also

References

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