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Not to be confused with Kusatsu (train), operated by JR East.

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).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Stations


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





History


The Kansai Railway Co. opened the entire line in 1889/90, and was nationalised in 1907.


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 Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Kusatsu lines; however, in September 2006, the Otsu district court concluded that Ritto City issuing bonds to fund the station's construction was illegal under local finance law and the project was halted; the project was officially abandoned in October 2007.



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Station
 km from
Tsuge
 Connections
 Location

Tsuge
 柘植
 0.0
 V  Kansai Main Line
Iga, Mie Prefecture

Aburahi
 油日
 5.3
  
Koka
Shiga Prefecture

Kōka
 甲賀
 7.4
  

Terashō
 寺庄
 10.5
  

Kōnan
 甲南
 12.5
  

Kibukawa
 貴生川
 15.3
■ Shigaraki Kōgen Railway Shigaraki Line
■ Ohmi Railway Main Line

Mikumo
 三雲
 20.5
  
Konan

Kōsei
 甲西
 24.3
  

Ishibe
 石部
 27.6
  

Tehara
 手原
 32.7
  
Ritto

Kusatsu
 草津
 36.7
 A  Tokaido Main Line (Biwako Line)
Kusatsu

Continuing service on the Biwako Line to Kyoto in mornings and evenings


See also


  • List of railway lines in Japan


References


This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia













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