The name of the track of West Japan Railway Company that runs along the west shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. The 74.1 km section between Yamashina and Omi-Shiotsu is double tracked throughout. Direct current electrification (alternating current electrification between Omi-Shiotsu and Nagahara). It was built with high-standard structure in response to the demand for faster conventional lines. It is a trunk line that shortens the distance between the Keihanshin area and the Hokuriku Main Line, and many direct express trains from the Keihanshin area to Hokuriku, Niigata, and Tohoku use this line. It also functions as a commuter railroad to the Keihanshin area. Construction began in 1967, and the entire line opened in 1974. The Kojaku Railway, which previously operated between Hamaotsu and Omi-Imazu, was closed in 1969, and most of the track land was sold to the Japanese National Railways (JNR) for the construction of the Kosei Line. In 1987, following the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became part of West Japan Railway Company. [Eiichi Aoki and Ryo Aoki] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
滋賀県にある琵琶(びわ)湖西岸を走る西日本旅客鉄道の線路名称。山科(やましな)―近江塩津(おうみしおつ)間74.1キロメートル、全線複線。直流電化(近江塩津―永原間は交流電化)。在来線の高速化への要求に伴い、高規格構造で建設された。京阪神地域と北陸本線を短縮連絡する幹線鉄道で、京阪神地域から北陸、新潟、東北方面に向かう多数の直通特急列車がこの線を利用している。また京阪神地域への通勤鉄道としての機能も大きい。1967年(昭和42)着工され、1974年全線開業した。従来、浜大津―近江今津間を営業していた江若(こうじゃく)鉄道は1969年廃止され、その線路用地の大部分は湖西線建設のために日本国有鉄道(国鉄)に売却された。1987年、国鉄の分割民営化に伴い、西日本旅客鉄道に所属。 [青木栄一・青木 亮] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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