Kusatsu Line
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The Kusatsu Line (草津線, Kusatsu-sen) is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It connects Tsuge on the Kansai Main Line with Kusatsu on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line).
Overview
Kusatsu line mainly runs through area around Kōka City, on the mostly flat terrain along Somagawa and Yasu Rivers. Due to the long distance between consecutive stations, the scheduled speed is fast for a single-track train, with a top speed of 95 km/h.[1] The symbol of the route is C.[2]
History
The Kansai Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1889/90, and was nationalised in 1907. The section of railway between Kusatsu Station and Tsuge Station received the name "Kusatsu Line" on October 12, 1909.[3]
CTC signalling was commissioned in 1979, the line was electrified in 1980 and freight services ceased in 1987.
Construction of a new station, "Minami-Biwako", began in May 2006 and was planned to be completed in 2012; the station was proposed to allow passengers to transfer between the
Stations
| Station | km from Tsuge |
Connections | Location | ||
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| Tsuge | 柘植 | 0.0 |  Kansai Main Line
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Iga, Mie Prefecture | |
| Aburahi | 油日 | 5.3 | Kōka | Shiga Prefecture | |
| Kōka | 甲賀 | 7.4 | |||
| Terashō | 寺庄 | 10.5 | |||
| Kōnan | 甲南 | 12.5 | |||
| Kibukawa | 貴生川 | 15.3 | ■ | ||
| Mikumo | 三雲 | 20.5 | Konan | ||
| Kōsei | 甲西 | 24.3 | |||
| Ishibe | 石部 | 27.6 | |||
| Tehara | 手原 | 32.7 | Ritto
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| Kusatsu | 草津 | 36.7 | Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line )
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Kusatsu | |
| Continuing service on the Biwako Line to Osaka Station in mornings only.
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Train stops at all stations and operates as a local train within the line.
See also
References
- ^ データで見るJR西日本2021 [JR West Japan 2021 as seen in data] (PDF) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. p. 44. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "近畿エリア・広島エリアに「路線記号」を導入します：JR西日本". www.westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Sone, Satoru (2009-08-30). "関西本線・草津線・奈良線・おおさか東線" [Kansai Main Line, Kusatsu Line, Nara Line, Osaka East Line]. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR [Weekly History of all railway lines JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications. p. 20.
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