The Kosei Line (湖西線 Kosei-sen) is a commuter rail line in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways (JNR) to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region. It originates at Yamashina Station in Yamashina-ku Kyoto and ends at Ōmi-Shiotsu Station in Nagahama Shiga.
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line length (μ)
74100.0
location
Kyoto Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture
number of stations
21
opening year
1974-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
West Japan Railway Company, Japan Freight Railway Company
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