Railway line in Japan
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Native name | 草津線 |
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Status | Operational |
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Owner | JR West |
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Locale | Mie Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture |
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Stations | 11 |
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Type | Heavy rail |
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System | Urban Network |
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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
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Opened | 1889 (1889) |
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Line length | 36.7 km (22.8 miles) |
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Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary |
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Operating speed | 95 km/h (59 mph) |
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Tsuge (柘植)
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River Kurabe
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5.3
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Aburahi (油日)
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River Ichino
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7.4
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Kōka (甲賀)
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Shin-Meishin Expressway (E1A)
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10.5
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Terashō (寺庄)
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12.5
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Kōnan (甲南)
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15.3
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Kibukawa (貴生川)
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River Soma
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20.5
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Mikumo (三雲)
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River Osa
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24.3
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Kōsei (甲西)
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27.6
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Ishibe (石部)
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Meishin Expressway (E1)
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32.7
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Tehara (手原)
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National Route 8
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Prefectural Route 31
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36.7
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Kusatsu (草津)
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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).