Kosei Line

Kosei Line
Locale	Kyoto Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture
Dates of operation	1974 – present
Track gauge	1,067 mm / 3 ft 6 in (Narrow gauge)
Headquarters	N/A

The Kosei Line (湖西線, Kosei-sen^?) is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japan National Railway to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region. It originates at Yamashina Station in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto and ends at Omi-Shiotsu Station in Nishiasai, Ika District, Shiga Prefecture.

Its name means "the line to the west of the lake," indicating that it skirts Lake Biwa along its western shore. Trains continue from Yamashina to Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line for convenient transfer to lines serving the Kansai as well as the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.

The section from Nagahara to Omi-Shiotsu was reelectrificated to 1,500 V DC on September 24, 2006, and the Special Rapid (新快速) through train service from Kyoto Line (Tokaido Main Line) was extended beyond Omi-Shiotsu, the line terminus, to Tsuruga on the Hokuriku Main Line.

Data

• Length: 74.1 km
• Gauge: 1067 mm
• Number of stations: 21 (including terminals)
• Multiple-track: Entire line
• Electrification: 1,500 V DC
• Block system: Automatic
• Maximum speed: 130km/h

Stations

• Kyoto Station

1. Yamashina Station
2. Nishi-Ōtsu Station
3. Karasaki Station
4. Hieizan Sakamoto Station
5. Ogoto Station
6. Katata Station
7. Ono Station
8. Wani Station
9. Hōrai Station
10. Shiga Station
11. Hira Station
12. Ōmi-Maiko Station
13. Kita Komatsu Station
14. Ōmi-Takashima Station
15. Adogawa Station
16. Shin-Asahi Station
17. Ōmi-Imazu Station
18. Ōmi-Nakashō Station
19. Makino Station
20. Nagahara Station
21. Ōmi-Shiotsu Station