Shin-kaisoku
In Shiga Prefecture, Shin-kaisoku (新快速) is a JR (Japan Railways) train that stops only at the major JR train stations. It does not stop at the smaller train stations. When riding the Biwako Line between Nagahama and Kyoto or beyond, most people ride Shin-kaisoku trains.
However, if you want to get off at a train station where the Shin-kaisoku train does not stop, you will need to ride or transfer to a Futsu train which stops at every station on the train line.
On the Biwako Line, the Shin-kaisoku train does not stop at the following train stations: Zeze 膳所駅 | Seta 瀬田駅 | Ritto 栗東駅 | Shinohara 篠原駅 | Azuchi 安土駅 | Inae 稲枝駅 | Kawase 河瀬駅 | Minami-Hikone 南彦根駅.
| Biwako Line 琵琶湖線 Train Stations | ||
| Kyoto* 京都駅 | Yamashina* 山科駅 | Otsu* 大津駅 | Zeze 膳所駅 | Ishiyama* 石山駅 | Seta 瀬田駅 | Minami-Kusatsu* 南草駅 | Kusatsu* 津草津駅 | Ritto 栗東駅 | Moriyama* 守山駅 | Yasu* 野洲駅 | Shinohara 篠原駅 | Omi-Hachiman* 近江八幡駅 | Azuchi 安土駅 | Notogawa* 能登川駅 | Inae 稲枝駅 | Kawase 河瀬駅 | Minami-Hikone 南彦根駅 | Hikone* 彦根駅 | Maibara* 米原駅 | Sakata* 坂田駅 | Tamura* 田村駅 | Nagahama* 長浜駅 | *Shin-kaisoku stations. | ||