Keihan Keishin Line
The Keishin Line is an interurban railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway. The 7.5 km line connects Misasagi Station in Kyoto and Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station in the neighbouring city of Ōtsu.
Train service
Except trains between Shinomiya Station and Hamaōtsu Station in early morning and late night, all trains go directly from Hamaōtsu Station to Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station or Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station on the Kyoto Subway Tōzai Line.During off peak hours, the line operates every 15 minutes.
Stations and connecting lines
;Abandoned stations:- Midorigaoka Undōjō-mae: Shinomiya - Oiwake
- Kamisekidera: Ōtani - Kamisakaemachi
- Fudanotsuji: Kamisakaemachi - Biwako-Hamaōtsu
Abandoned section
Station | Connection / note | Replaced by | Location |
Keihan Main Line, Keihan Ōtō Line | Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | ||
Higashiyama-Sanjō | Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | ||
Abandoned in 1944 | Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | ||
Abandoned in 1931 | Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | ||
Keage | Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto | ||
Kujōyama | Yamashina-ku, Kyoto | ||
Hinooka | Yamashina-ku, Kyoto | ||
Misasagi | Yamashina-ku, Kyoto |
Rolling stock
- Keihan 800 series, four-car EMUs
History
The busiest section of the line, between Keishin-Sanjō Station and Misasagi Station, was replaced in 1997 by the Kyoto Subway Tōzai Line, and the voltage increased to 1,500 V DC in conjunction with this project. One of the aims of the realignment was to move the tracks underground in the Kyoto area, in order to remove the former alignment along public roads. The line retains its public road alignment in Ōtsu.