Biwako Line

The Biwako Line (琵琶湖線, Biwako-sen) is the nickname used by the operator of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) to refer to the portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line (between Maibara Station and Kyoto Station) and the Hokuriku Main Line (between Maibara Station and Nagahama Station). The section, along with JR Kyoto Line and JR Kobe Line, forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of JR West's "Urban Network" commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area.

Biwako Line
Biwako Line
Overview
Native name琵琶湖線
OwnerJR West
LocaleKyoto Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture
Termini
  • Maibara
  • Kyoto (Tōkaidō Line)
    Nagahama (Hokuriku Line)
Stations23
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network
Operator(s)JR West
JR Freight
History
OpenedMay 1, 1882 (as part of Tōkaidō Main Line)
March 13, 1988 (renamed as Biwako Line)
Technical
Line length75.4 km (46.9 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead line
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map

for Fukui, Naoetsu
Tōkaidō Main Line
to Sekigahara
7.7
Nagahama
4.7
Tamura
2.4
Sakata
0.0
Tokyo
JR Central/JR West boundary
445.9
0.0
Maibara
451.9
6.0
Hikone
Ohmi Railway Main Line
for Yōkaichi, Kibukawa
455.2
9.3
Minami-Hikone
458.3
12.4
Kawase
462.0
16.1
Inae
465.7
19.8
Notogawa
470.8
24.9
Azuchi
Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line
for Yōkaichi
474.3
28.4
Ōmi-Hachiman
478.3
32.4
Shinohara
483.9
38.0
Yasu
Yasu River
487.0
41.1
Moriyama
489.1
43.2
Rittō
to Kibukawa, Tsuge
491.4
45.5
Kusatsu
Kusatsu River
493.9
48.0
Minami-Kusatsu
496.6
50.7
Seta
Seta River
499.1
53.2
Ishiyama
501.9
56.0
Zeze
503.6
57.7
Ōtsu
Ōtsu Port
Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
to Sakamoto
Ōsakayama Tunnel
Ōtani
to Ōmi Shiotsu
Shiga/Kyoto border
508.1
62.2
Yamashina
(old) Yamashina
Higashiyama Tunnel
Nara Line
to Kizu
Inari
left to Sanjō
Tōfukuji
513.6
67.7
Kyoto
Sanin Main Line
To Osaka
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