History
The line was built in 1912 to connect directly between the city centers of Kyoto and Ōtsu by electric streetcars because the steam-powered Tōkaidō Main Line made a great detour between the two cities before its reroute in 1921.
The busiest section of the line, between Keishin-Sanjō Station and Misasagi Station, was replaced in 1997 by the Kyoto Subway Tōzai Line. One of the aims of the substitution was to move the tracks underground, in order to give more lanes to road vehicles. Consequently trains go direct to the Tōzai Line. The line still operates on street tracks in Ōtsu.
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