norikata 乗り方

Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line 八日市線

Railway · Ohmi Railway 近江鉄道 · 7 stations

How to ride Ohmi Railway P

Operator-wide facts from Ohmi Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PICOCA, Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, TOICA, manaca +4 more
Credit card touchNot confirmed
OperationOne-man train Pワンマン: the driver collects fares
Where you payOn board P
Change on boardChange machine P
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Status box on the top page; Japanese only
Passes6 valid herefrom ¥1,500
IC cards and payment in detail

The ten nationwide transport IC cards (ICOCA, Kitaca, Suica, PASMO, TOICA, manaca, PiTaPa, SUGOCA, nimoca, Hayakaken) work on the Ohmi Railway line. ICOCA is sold (¥500 deposit included) and topped up at station windows when staff are there; you cannot top up on the train. Child IC cards (e.g. child ICOCA) pay a flat ¥10 per ride. P

以下の10種類のICカードにつきまして、利用可能となります。

Getting on

  1. All trains are one-man (driver only).
  2. Board the front car of the train through its rear door.
  3. No IC card, or paying cash: take a numbered ticket (seiriken) as you board.
  4. IC card: keep it ready to touch when you get off.

Getting off

  1. Get off through the front door of the front car.
  2. Touch your IC card, or put your numbered ticket and the exact fare into the fare box right behind the driver.
  3. The fare box gives no change: change notes or coins first at the change machine on the fare box.
  4. Mobile pass (RYDE PASS): show the screen to the crew; from an unstaffed station show it when you get off.
Wheelchair assistance

Ohmi Railway, Railway Department (weekdays 8:40–17:20). Station pages list facilities such as slopes, toilets and Braille ticket machines. Tel. 0749-22-3303

Sources checked 2026-10-09 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 6 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Ohmi Railway 1 Day Smile Ticket

１デイスマイルチケット · Ohmi Railway

¥1,500 Adult · ¥1,000 Junior/senior high school student (iCONPASS only)

One day of your choice; sold for every day. No child version.

Anyone can buy Until 20 Dec 20262 days · Unlimited rides

Tarobou Power Charge Pass (Ohmi Railway 2-day pass with extras)

たろぼうパワーチャージパス · Ohmi Railway (sold by Ohmi Travel)

¥6,400 Per person (no child price) ¥3,200/day

Start day and the next day, between 1 Oct and 20 Dec 2026.

Anyone can buy 2 days · Unlimited rides

Noritetsu Tabi Kippu 17

乗鉄たびきっぷ17 · JR Central

¥9,200 Adult · ¥4,330 Child ¥4,600/day

2 consecutive days starting on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday.

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

6 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1近江八幡
おうみはちまん 🗣		Ōmihachiman34,414Tōkaidō Main Line
2武佐 🗣Musa372
3平田
ひらた 🗣		Hirata137
4市辺
いちのべ 🗣		Ichinobe206
5太郎坊宮前
たろぼうぐうまえ 🗣		Tarobougumae139
6新八日市
しんようかいち 🗣		Shin-Yokaichi421
7八日市
ようかいち 🗣		Yōkaichi1,957Ohmi Railway Main Line

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.