May 1, 1882 (as part of Tōkaidō Main Line) March 13, 1988 (renamed as Biwako Line)
Technical
Line length
75.4 km (46.9 mi)
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification
1,500 V DC overhead line
Operating speed
130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map
Legend
Hokuriku Main Line
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
Kusatsu Line
to Kibukawa, Tsuge
491.4
45.5
Kusatsu
Kusatsu River
493.9
48.0
Minami-Kusatsu
496.6
50.7
Seta
Seta River
Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
499.1
53.2
Ishiyama
501.9
56.0
Zeze
Hama-Ōtsu
503.6
57.7
Ōtsu
Ōtsu Port
Keishin Line
Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
to Sakamoto
Ōsakayama Tunnel
Ōtani
Kosei Line
to Ōmi Shiotsu
Shiga/Kyoto border
508.1
62.2
Yamashina
(old) Yamashina
Higashiyama Tunnel
Nara Line
to Kizu
Inari
Keihan Main Line
left to Sanjō
Tōfukuji
Kamo River
513.6
67.7
Kyoto
Sanin Main Line
to Hatabu
JR Kyoto Line
To Osaka
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.[1]
^KyoTravellers (2023-04-01). "JR line | Kyoto Bus & Train Guide". Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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