On March 15, 2008, a new train station opened on the Ohmi Railways Taga Line called Screen Station (スクリーン駅). Located between Takamiya Station and Taga Taisha-mae Station, it serves mainly the employees of Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co. Ltd.’s semiconductor R&D center. The station was built by the company at the cost of 100 million yen. There are also many more direct trains running from Maibara and Hikone Stations to the Taga Line, making it unnecessary to transfer at Takamiya Station.