Ohmi Railway


Ohmi Railway Co., Ltd. (近江鉄é“æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾ ÅŒmi TetsudÅ Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the ÅŒmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed "Gachakon train" (ガãƒãƒ£ã‚³ãƒ³é›»è»Š Gachakon densha) by local users because of its noisy sound.[1]
History
Ohmi Railway is the longest private railway company in Shiga. The company was founded in 1896 and started train services from Hikone to Echigawa in 1898. The company was a subsidiary of Ujigawa Electric (宇治å·é›»æ°— Ujigawa Denki) from 1926 to 1942. In 1944, the company absorbed the YÅkaichi Railway (å…«æ—¥å¸‚é‰„é“ YÅkaichi TetsudÅ), now the Yokaichi Line.
Lines
Ohmi Railway consists of three lines: the Main Line, and two branch lines, the YÅkaichi Line and the Taga Line.
The Main Line connects with the TÅkaidÅ Main Line (Biwako Line), the Hokuriku Main Line and the TÅkaidÅ Shinkansen at Maibara, the Biwako Line at Hikone, and the Kusatsu Line and the Shigaraki KÅgen Railway at Kibukawa. The YÅkaichi Line connects with the Biwako Line at ÅŒmi-Hachiman.
Line | Section | Length (km)[2] | Stations[2] | Date opened[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Main Line | Maibara - Kibukawa | 47.7 | 25 | June 11, 1898 |
YÅkaichi Line | YÅkaichi - ÅŒmi-Hachiman | 9.3 | 6 | December 29, 1913 |
Taga Line | Takamiya - Taga Taisha-mae | 2.5 | 3 | March 8, 1914 |
Total | 59.5 | 34 |
At first, the Main Line was planned to connect Hikone and Fukawa (now KÅnan) and run through to Ujiyamada. The YÅkaichi Line had a 2.8 km branch line from Shin-YÅkaichi to Misono between 1930 and 1964.[3]
Other services
The company also operates bus lines,[4] taxis,[5] Hachimanyama Ropeway,[6] Shizugatake Lift,[7] ships of Lake Biwa,[8] a tour operator,[9] an onsen hotel,[10] two expressway service areas,[11][12] a campsite,[13] a driving school[14] and parks[15] in Shiga.
References
- ↑ Masatoki, Minami (2009-06-19). ガãƒãƒ£ã‚³ãƒ³é›»è»Šã§çµç¶æ¹–ã¸ã®æ—… 滋賀県・米原 - 近江八幡間 [Trip to Lake Biwa with Gachakon train between Maibara and ÅŒmi-Hachiman, Shiga] (in Japanese). Nikkei Business Publications. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- 1 2 Ohmi Railway Corporation. 会社概è¦-近江鉄é“グループ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- 1 2 Keisuke Imao, ed. (2008-12-18). 日本鉄é“旅行地図帳―全線・全駅・全廃線― 8å·ãƒ»é–¢è¥¿1 [Railway Atlas of Japan 8 Kansai 1] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-4-10-790026-5.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 近江鉄é“ãƒã‚¹ãƒ»æ¹–国ãƒã‚¹ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 近江タクシー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 八幡山ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ—ウェー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 賤ケ岳リフト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. çµç¶æ¹–観光船 オーミマリン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. オーミグリーンツアー (è¿‘æ±Ÿãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ™ãƒ«æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 国民宿舎ã‹ã‚‚ã—ã‹è˜ (ã‹ã‚‚ã—ã‹æ¸©æ³‰) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 賤ヶ岳サービスエリア (下り線) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. æ–°å神高速é“è·¯ 土山サービスエリア (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 鈴鹿ã‚ãƒ£ãƒ³ãƒ—å ´ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. ã¾ã®è‡ªå‹•è»Šæ•™ç¿’所 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ↑ Ohmi Railway Corporation. 近江鉄é“ゆã†ã‚°ãƒ«ãƒ¼ãƒ— (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-10-26.
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