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The is a railway line in western Japan
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 operated by West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 (JR West). It connects Tsuge
Tsuge Station
is a train station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:There are a side platform and an island platform with three tracks on the ground level.The Kusatsu line tracks are electrified but the Kansai Line tracks are not.-Stations next to Tsuge:...

 on the Kansai Main Line
Kansai Main Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...

 with Kusatsu
Kusatsu Station
Kusatsu Station is the name of two train stations in Japan:# Kusatsu Station # Kusatsu Station...

 on the Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

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Stations

Station km from
Tsuge
Connections Location
Tsuge
Tsuge Station
is a train station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:There are a side platform and an island platform with three tracks on the ground level.The Kusatsu line tracks are electrified but the Kansai Line tracks are not.-Stations next to Tsuge:...

柘植 0.0 JR West: Kansai Main Line
Kansai Main Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...

Iga
Iga, Mie
was a town located in Ayama District, Mie Prefecture, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Iga absorbed the old city of Ueno, the towns of Ayama, the villages of Ōyamada and Shimagahara, all from Ayama District, and the town of Aoyama, from Naga District, to become the new city of Iga.-Geography:Located on...

, Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....

Aburahi
Aburahi Station
is a train station in Koka, Shiga, Japan.-Stations next to Aburahi:...

油日 5.3   Koka
Koka, Shiga
is a city located in the southern part of Shiga Prefecture, Japan....

Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...

Kōka
Koka Station
is a train station in Koka, Shiga, Japan.-Layout:*There are two platforms, with two tracks.-Stations next to Kōka:...

甲賀 7.4  
Terashō
Terasho Station
is a train station in Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.-Stations next to Terashō:...

寺庄 10.5  
Kōnan
Konan Station (Shiga)
is a train station in Koka, Shiga, Japan.-Stations next to Kōnan:...

甲南 12.5  
Kibukawa
Kibukawa Station
is a train station in Kōka, Shiga, Japan.-Lines:*West Japan Railway Company**Kusatsu Line*Shigaraki Kōgen Railway**Shigaraki Line*Ohmi Railway**Main Line-JR West, Shigaraki Kogen Railway:*There are 2 platforms with 3 tracks on the ground....

貴生川 15.3 Shigaraki Kōgen Railway
Shigaraki Kogen Railway
is a Japanese Third Sector railway company whose investors are Shiga Prefecture and the city of Koka.The railway operates the Shigaraki Line, a former Japanese National Railways line that was transferred to the third sector in 1987. The Shigaraki Line runs from Kibukawa on the JR West Kusatsu Line...

: Shigaraki Line
Ohmi Railway
Ohmi Railway
is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed by local users because of its noisy sound.- History :Ohmi Railway is...

: Main Line
Ohmi Railway Main Line
The is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by Ohmi Railway. It connects the cities of Maibara and Koka. It is running parallel with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Takamiya and Gokasho.The line is long, stretching from Maibara to Kibukawa...

Mikumo
Mikumo Station
is a train station in Konan, Shiga, Japan.-Stations next to Mikumo:...

三雲 20.5   Konan
Konan, Shiga
is a city located in the southern part of Shiga, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 2004 by the merger of the towns of Kōsei and Ishibe, both from Kōka District. The total area is 70.49 km²....

Kōsei
Kosei Station
is a train station in Konan, Shiga, Japan.-Stations next to Kōsei:...

甲西 24.3  
Ishibe
Ishibe Station
is a train station in Konan, Shiga, Japan.-Stations next to Ishibe:...

石部 27.6  
Tehara
Tehara Station
is a train station in Ritto, Shiga, Japan.-Stations next to Tehara:...

手原 32.7   Ritto
Ritto, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga, Japan. It is well-known for Japanese horse racing fans because there is the Japan Racing Association's training center and a famous jockey brothers, Yutaka Take and Koshiro Take, were born in Ritto....

Kusatsu
Kusatsu Station (Shiga)
is a train station operated by West Japan Railway Company and Japan Freight Railway Company in the city of Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.- Lines :* West Japan Railway Company ** Tōkaidō Line ** Kusatsu Line...

草津 36.7 JR West: Tokaido Main Line
Tokaido Main Line
The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...

 (Biwako Line)
Kusatsu
Kusatsu, Shiga
is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1954, and as of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 123,690 and the density of 1,820 persons per km². The total area is 67.92 km².- Overview :...

Continuing service on the Biwako Line to Kyoto
Kyoto Station
is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof...

in mornings and evenings
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