To mark the opening, Omi Railway issued a commemorative ticket depicting the scene when the carriages were brought from Hikone Station to Tagataishamae Station (Taga Station at that time) by an Omi Railway electric locomotive.
車両の搬入は彦根駅から近江鉄道の電気機関車が牽引して多賀大社前駅（当時は多賀駅）まで輸送され、オープンに際して近江鉄道が発行した記念乗車券にはその写真があしらわれていた。