(see below) resulted in the suspension of services for six months. The line was out of service from September 16, 2013, to November 29, 2014, as a result of another bridge washout caused by Typhoon Man-yi. Accidents The Shigaraki train disaster happened on the line in May 1991, when a through train from JR West collided head-on with a Shigaraki Kohgen Railway train, killing 42 people. See also List of railway lines in Japan References External links Rail transport in Shiga Prefecture Railway companies of Japan Railway companies established in 1987 Japanese third-sector railway lines