Meitetsu Tokoname Line

The Meitetsu Tokoname Line (名鉄常滑線, Meitetsu Tokoname-sen) is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Jingū-mae Station in Nagoya and Tokoname Station in Tokoname.

Meitetsu Tokoname Line
A Meitetsu 5000 series EMU at Shin Maiko Station
Overview
Native name名鉄常滑線
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleAichi Prefecture
TerminiJingū-mae
Tokoname
Stations23
WebsiteMeitetsu
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Daily ridership54,177[1] (2008)
History
Opened31 August 1913 (entire line)[2]
Technical
Line length29.3 km (18.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)

Stations

● L: Local (普通, futsū)
● S: Semi Express (準急, junkyū)
● E: Express (急行, kyūkō)
● R: Rapid Express (快速急行, kaisoku kyūkō)
● L: Limited Express (特急, tokkyū)
● MU: μSKY Limited Express (ミュースカイ, myū sukai)

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|". Some trains stop at "▲".

No. Station name Japanese Distance
(km)		 L S E R L MU Transfers Location
Jingū-mae 神宮前 0.0 ● ● ● ● ● ● ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line Atsuta-ku, Nagoya Aichi
Toyodahommachi 豊田本町 1.4 ● | | | | | Minami-ku, Nagoya
Dōtoku 道徳 2.4 ● | | | | |
Ōe 大江 3.8 ● ● ● ▲ | | ■ Meitetsu Chikkō Line
Daidōchō 大同町 5.3 ● ● ▲ | | |
Shibata 柴田 6.1 ● ▲ | | | |
Nawa 名和 7.5 ● | | | | | Tōkai
Shūrakuen 聚楽園 9.7 ● ● ▲ ▲ | |
Shin Nittetsu-mae 新日鉄前 10.6 ● | | | | |
Ōtagawa 太田川 12.3 ● ● ● ● ● ▲ ■ Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Owari Yokosuka 尾張横須賀 13.7 ● ● ● ● ● ▲
Teramoto 寺本 15.1 ● ● ● | | | Chita
Asakura 朝倉 16.4 ● ● ● ● ● ▲
Komi 古見 17.3 ● ● ● | | |
Nagaura 長浦 18.7 ● | | | | |
Hinaga 日長 21.0 ● | | | | |
Shin Maiko 新舞子 22.5 ● ● ● ● ● ▲
Ōnomachi 大野町 24.1 ● ● ● | | | Tokoname
Nishinokuchi 西ノ口 25.4 ● | ▲ | | |
Kabaike 蒲池 26.4 ● | ▲ | | |
Enokido 榎戸 27.5 ● | ▲ | | |
Taya 多屋 28.6 ● | | | | |
Tokoname 常滑 29.3 ● ● ● ● ● ▲
Rinkū Tokoname りんくう常滑 30.9 ● ● ● | | |
Central Japan International Airport 中部国際空港 33.5 ● ● ● ● ● ●

Meitetsu Airport Line
Meitetsu Airport Line
A Meitetsu 2000 series EMU on the Meitetsu Airport Line
Overview
Native name名鉄空港線
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleTokoname, Aichi
TerminiTokoname
Central Japan International Airport
Stations3
WebsiteMeitetsu's page for this line
Service
Daily ridership8,695[1] (FY2008)
History
Opened29 January 2005 (2005-01-29)[3]
Technical
Line length4.2 km (2.61 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationOverhead catenary 1,500 V DC
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)

The Meitetsu Airport Line (名鉄空港線, Meitetsu Kūkō-sen) is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Tokoname Station and Central Japan International Airport Station in Tokoname. The line opened, dual track and electrified, on 29 January 2005, and features a 1,076 m bridge over Ise Bay to the artificial island where the airport is situated. The line is operated as an extension of the Meitetsu Tokoname Line.

Rolling stock

Limited express

History

The Aichi Electric Railway opened the Ōno (now Ōnomachi) to Tenma (since closed) section in 1912, electrified at 600 V DC, and extended the line 500 m to Jingū-mae and from Ōnomachi to Tokoname the following year. The Ōe to Ōnomachi section was double-tracked between 1920 and 1925, and in 1929, the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC.

In 1935, the company merged with Meitetsu, and in 1942, the Jingū-mae to Ōe section was double-tracked.

The Ōnomachi to Tokoname section was double-tracked between 1962 and 1972, and the Meitetsu Airport Line extension opened in 2005.

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report) (in Japanese). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. 曽根, 悟 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., no. 9, p. 3, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 曽根悟（監修） (2010). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 No.09―大手私鉄 名古屋鉄道 2 (in Japanese). 朝日新聞出版. p. 3. ISBN 978-4023401396.
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