Private company
Logo: 近江鉄道, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Railway company in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Ohmi Railway Co., Ltd. (近江鉄道株式会社, Ōmi Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed "Gachakon train" (ガチャコン電車, Gachakon densha) by local users because of its noisy sound.2 It was founded by Gitetsu Ohigashi.1 It is headquartered in Hikone.1 It is part of Seibu Railway.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Ohmi Railway Co., Ltd. (近江鉄道株式会社, Ōmi Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway company which operates in Shiga Prefecture, and a member of the Seibu group since 1943. The company is named after the Ōmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed "Gachakon train" (ガチャコン電車, Gachakon densha) by local users because of its noisy sound.2
Ohmi Railway is part of a group headed by Seibu Holdings. 13 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
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What Ohmi Railway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Founded by Gitetsu Ohigashi on Jun 16, 1896, in Hikone.1
Ohmi Railway is the longest private railway company in Shiga. The company was founded in 1896 and started train services from Hikone to Echigawa in 1898. The company was a subsidiary of Ujigawa Electric (宇治川電気, Ujigawa Denki) from 1926 to 1942. In 1944, the company absorbed the Yōkaichi Railway (八日市鉄道, Yōkaichi Tetsudō), now the Yokaichi Line.
From Wikipedia’s article on Ohmi Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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The company also operates bus lines, taxis, Hachimanyama Ropeway, Shizugatake Lift, ships of Lake Biwa, a tour operator, an onsen hotel, two expressway service areas, a campsite, a driving school and parks in Shiga.
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