The is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway. It connects Hikone city and Taga town.
The single-track line is long, connecting Takamiya on the Main Line in Hikone to Taga Taisha-mae in Taga. It is electrified at 1,500 V DC, and the track gauge is .
History 8 March 1914: Line opens. 12 March 1925: Line is electrified at 600 VDC, this is being increased to 1500 VDC in 1928 in conjunction with the voltage increase on the Main Line. October 1943: Services to Tsuchida Station (between Takamiya and Taga) suspended. October 1953: Tsuchida Station is closed. 11 May 1976: Driver-only operation commences. 1 April 1998: Taga Station renamed Taga Taisha-mae Station. 15 March 2008: Screen Station opens.
Rolling stock 220 series single-car EMUs
Stations No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)ConnectionsLocationOR-07Takamiya高宮0.0Ohmi Railway Main LineHikoneShiga PrefectureOR-08Screenスクリーン0.8OR-09Taga Taisha-mae多賀大社前2.5Taga
Attractions along the line Taga-taisha shrine Taga Line was built for worshippers of Taga Taisha shrine. Kirin Brewery Company Shiga Factory Bridgestone Hikone Factory Dainippon Screen Mfg (Electronics company) Hikone Area Office Maruho (Pharmaceutical company) Hikone Factory
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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