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The Biwako Line (琵琶湖線 Biwako-sen) is the nickname used by the operator of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) to refer to the portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line (between Maibara Station and Kyoto Station) and the Hokuriku Main Line (between Maibara Station and Nagahama Station). The section along with JR Kyoto Line and JR Kobe Line forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of JR West’s Urban Network commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area.

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line length (μ)
75400.0
location
Kyoto Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture
number of stations
23
opening date
1882-05-01, 1988-03-13
opening year
1882-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1988-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
West Japan Railway Company, Japan Freight Railway Company
owner
West Japan Railway Company
route start
Maibara Station
speed limit (kmh)
130.0
voltage of electrification (V)
1500.0

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