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 à Âmi Province, the former name of the present-day Shiga. The railway is nicknamed by local users because of its noisy sound.
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 from 1926 to 1942. In 1944, the company absorbed the , now the Yokaichi Line.
Ohmi Railway consists of three lines: the Main Line, and two branch lines, the YÃ Âkaichi Line and the Taga Line.
The Main Line connects with the Tà Âkaidà  Main Line (Biwako Line), the Hokuriku Main Line and the Tà Âkaidà  Shinkansen at Maibara, the Biwako Line at Hikone, and the Kusatsu Line and the Shigaraki Kà Âgen Railway at Kibukawa. The Yà Âkaichi Line connects with the Biwako Line at à Âmi-Hachiman.
At first, the Main Line was planned to connect Hikone and Fukawa (now KÃ Ânan) and run through to Ujiyamada. The YÃ Âkaichi Line had a 2.8 km branch line from Shin-YÃ Âkaichi to Misono between 1930 and 1964.
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.