Lines
Ohmi Railway consists of three lines: the Main Line, and two branch lines, the Yōkaichi Line and the Taga Line.
The Main Line connects with the Tōkaidō Main Line (Biwako Line), the Hokuriku Main Line and the Tōkaidō Shinkansen at Maibara, the Biwako Line at Hikone, and the Kusatsu Line and the Shigaraki Kōgen Railway at Kibukawa. The Yōkaichi Line connects with the Biwako Line at Ōmi-Hachiman.
| Line | Section | Length (km) | Stations | Date opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Line | Maibara - Kibukawa | 47.7 | 25 | June 11, 1898 |
| Yōkaichi Line | Yōkaichi - Ōmi-Hachiman | 9.3 | 6 | December 29, 1913 |
| Taga Line | Takamiya - Taga Taisha-mae | 2.5 | 3 | March 8, 1914 |
| Total | 59.5 | 34 |
At first, the Main Line was planned to connect Hikone and Fukawa (now Kōnan) and run through to Ujiyamada. The Yōkaichi Line had a 2.8 km branch line from Shin-Yōkaichi to Misono between 1930 and 1964.
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