Keihan Keishin Line

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Keishin Line is a railway line of Keihan Electric Railway. The line starts from Misasagi Station in Kyoto, and ends at Hama-Otsu Station in neighbouring Otsu city, and travels a distance of 7.5 km. It was built to connect directly between Kyoto town and Otsu town, then the Tōkaidō Line made a great detour. 66.7 in 1000. The busiest sectionof the line, between Sanjo Station and Misasagi Station was replaced in 1997 by Kyoto Subway Tozai Line. One of the aim of the substitution was to move the track to underground from road track, in order to give lanes to road vehicles. Consequently trains go direct to Tozai Line.

1 Technical Infos
2 Train Service
3 Stations and Connecting Lines
4 Rolling Stocks

[edit] Technical Infos

Distance 7.5 km
Gauge 1435 mm
No. of stations 7 (incl. start and end)
Track Dual
Electricity DC 1500 V
Maximum gradient 61/1000

[edit] Train Service

Except trains between Shinomiya Station and Hama-Otsu Station in early morning and late night, all trains go directly from Hama-Otsu Station to Kyoto Shiyakusho Mae Station of Kyoto Underground Tozai Line. Off peak hours, 4 services an hour, peak hours ?? services an hour.