Kusatsu Line

Kusatsu Line
An image of the JR West Kusatsu Line logo.
An image of a JR West series 113 electric multiple unit on the Kusatsu Line.
113 series on the Kusatsu Line
Overview
Native name草津線
StatusOperational
OwnerLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
LocaleMie Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture
Termini
Stations11
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemUrban Network
Rolling stock
  • 113 series EMU
  • 117 series EMU
  • 221 series EMU
  • 223-1000 series EMU
  • 223-2000 series EMU
  • 225-0 series EMU
  • 225-100 series EMU
History
Opened1889 (1889)
Technical
Line length36.7 km (22.8 miles)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map

0.0
Tsuge (柘植)
River Kurabe
5.3
Aburahi (油日)
River Ichino
7.4
Kōka (甲賀)
Shin-Meishin Expressway (E1A)
10.5
Terashō (寺庄)
12.5
Kōnan (甲南)
15.3
Kibukawa (貴生川)
River Soma
20.5
Mikumo (三雲)
River Osa
24.3
Kōsei (甲西)
27.6
Ishibe (石部)
Meishin Expressway (E1)
32.7
Tehara (手原)
National Route 8
Prefectural Route 31
36.7
Kusatsu (草津)

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).