Keihan Ōtō Line

The Ōtō Line (鴨東線 Ōtō-sen?) is a railway line in Kyoto that opened on October 5, 1989 as a branch of the Keihan Electric Railway. The Ōtō Line re-established a rail connection between the Keihan Main Line and the Eizan Electric Railway, which had been severed when the Kyoto City streetcars ceased running in 1978.

The double-track line runs below Kawabata Street, along the left (eastern) bank of the Kamo River.

Stations and connection

There are three stations on the Ōtō Line:

Station km Connection Location
Demachiyanagi Station 0.0 Eizan Electric Railway: Eizan Main Line Sakyō-ku, Kyoto
Jingū-Marutamachi Station 1.3
Sanjō Station 2.3 Keihan: Keihan Main Line
Kyoto Municipal Subway: Tōzai Line
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto