- Ohmi Railway Taga Line
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220 series electric car at Taga Taisha-mae Station (October 2006)
The Ohmi Railway Taga Line (近江鉄道多賀線 Ōmi Tetsudō Taga-sen) is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway. It connects Hikone city and Taga town.
The single-track line is 2.5-kilometre (1.6 mi) 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 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
Contents
Rolling stock
- 220 series single-car EMUs
Stations
Station Distance (km) Connections Location Takamiya 0.0 Ohmi Railway: Main Line Hikone Shiga Prefecture Screen 0.8 Taga Taisha-mae 2.5 Taga History
- 8 March 1914: Line opens.
- 12 March 1925: Line is electrified.
- 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.[1]
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
References
- ^ New station information (Japanese)
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
Categories:- Rail transport in Shiga Prefecture
- Railway lines in Japan
- Railway lines opened in 1914
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