Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line

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The Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line (近江鉄道八日市線, Ōmi Tetsudō Yōkaichi-sen^?) is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway.

The line is 9.3 km (6 mi) long, connecting Yōkaichi on the Main Line in Higashiōmi to Ōmi-Hachiman on the JR West Biwako Line in Omihachiman.

In addition to local shuttle trains, the Yōkaichi Line trains include Rapid Service that connects Yōkaichi and Ōmi-Hachiman nonstop, and through trains to the Main Line to Maibara or Kibukawa.

[edit] Stations

Rapid Service: + = stop; - = pass;

Local trains make all stops

Station	Distance (km)	Rapid	Connections	Location
Yōkaichi	0.0	+	Ohmi Railway: Main Line	Higashiōmi	Shiga Prefecture
Shin-Yōkaichi	0.6	-
Tarō Bogū-mae	1.3	-
Ichinobe	3.0	-
Hirata	5.0	-
Musa	6.5	-		Ōmihachiman
Ōmi-Hachiman	9.3	+	JR West: Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line)