Ohmi Railway Taga Line

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| native_name = 近江鉄道多賀線

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| caption = 220 series electric car at Taga Taisha-mae Station (October 2006)

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| start = Takamiya

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| electrification = 1,500 V DC

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| website = http://www.ohmitetudo.co.jp

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\\STR+l\CONTfq~~ ~~ ~~Ohmi Railway Main Line to Maibara

\\BHF\~~0.0~~Takamiya (高宮)

CONTgq\ABZgr~~ ~~Ohmi Railway Main Line to Yōkaichi

\\HST\~~0.8~~Screen (スクリーン)

\\KBHFe\~~2.5~~Taga Taisha-mae (多賀大社前)

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The {{Nihongo|Ohmi Railway Taga Line|近江鉄道多賀線|Ōmi Tetsudō Taga-sen}} is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway. It connects Hikone city and Taga town.

The single-track line is {{convert|2.5|km|adj=on}} long, connecting Takamiya on the Main Line in Hikone to Taga Taisha-mae in Taga. It is electrified at 1,500 V DC, and the track gauge is {{RailGauge|1067mm}}.

History

8 March 1914: Line opens.
12 March 1925: Line is electrified at 600 VDC, this is being increased to 1500 VDC in 1928 in conjunction with the voltage increase on the Main Line.
October 1943: Services to Tsuchida Station (between Takamiya and Taga) suspended.
October 1953: Tsuchida Station is closed.
11 May 1976: Driver-only operation commences.
1 April 1998: Taga Station renamed Taga Taisha-mae Station.
15 March 2008: Screen Station opens.{{cite web| url=http://www.ohmitetudo.co.jp/railway/info/sineki.html| title=New station information| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206232431/http://www.ohmitetudo.co.jp/railway/info/sineki.html| archive-date=2012-02-06| language=ja}}

Rolling stock

220 series single-car EMUs

Stations

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No. !Station !Japanese !Distance (km) !Connections !colspan="2"\|Location
OR-07 \|Takamiya \|高宮 \|align="right"\|0.0 \|Ohmi Railway Main Line \|rowspan="2"\|Hikone \|rowspan="3" align="center"\|Shiga Prefecture
OR-08 \|Screen \|スクリーン \|align="right"\|0.8 \|
OR-09 \|Taga Taisha-mae \|多賀大社前 \|align="right"\|2.5 \| \|Taga

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OR-07

|Takamiya

|高宮

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|Ohmi Railway Main Line