Meitetsu Seto Line

The Seto Line (瀬戸線, Seto-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Sakaemachi in Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture with Owari Seto in Seto, Aichi. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu.

Meitetsu Seto Line
A Meitetsu 4000 series EMU on the Seto Line
Overview
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Aichi Prefecture
Termini	Sakaemachi Owari Seto
Stations	20
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Rolling stock	Meitetsu 3300 series Meitetsu 4000 series
History
Opened	April 2, 1905 (1905-04-02)
Technical
Line length	20.6 km (12.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)
Route map Meijō Line Sakae (栄) Higashiyama Line Meijō Line 0.0 Sakaemachi (栄町) 1.5 Higashiōte (東大手) Route 1 (Nagoya Expressway) 2.2 Shimizu (清水) 2.7 Amagasaka (尼ヶ坂) 3.6 Morishita (森下) Chūō Main Line 4.6 Ōzone (大曽根) Meijō Line Guideway Bus Shidami Line Chūō Main Line 5.9 Yada (矢田) River Yada 7.0 Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae (守山自衛隊前) 7.6 Hyōtan-yama (瓢箪山) 8.6 Obata (小幡) 9.9 Kitayama (喜多山) 10.7 Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae (大森・金城学院前) Tōmei Expressway (E1) 12.2 Inba (印場) 13.1 Asahi-mae (旭前) Owari Asahi depot 14.7 Owari Asahi (尾張旭) 16.1 Sangō (三郷) 18.0 Mizuno (水野) 18.7 Shin Seto (新瀬戸) Setoshi (瀬戸市) Aichi Loop Line 19.4 Seto-Shiyakusho-mae (瀬戸市役所前) 20.6 Owari Seto (尾張瀬戸)

Stations

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Local	Semi Express	Express	Connections	Location
	Sakaemachi	栄町	0.0	●	●	●	Nagoya Municipal Subway: Higashiyama Line, Meijō Line (via Sakae)	Higashi-ku, Nagoya
	Higashiōte	東大手	1.5	●	●	●		Naka-ku, Nagoya
	Shimizu	清水	2.2	●	|	|		Kita-ku, Nagoya
	Amagasaka	尼ヶ坂	2.7	●	|	|
	Morishita	森下	3.6	●	|	|		Higashi-ku, Nagoya
	Ōzone	大曽根	4.6	●	●	●	Chūō Main Line Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijō Line Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line
	Yada	矢田	5.9	●	|	|
	Moriyama-Jieitai-Mae	守山自衛隊前	7.0	●	|	|	Nagoya Guideway Bus Yutorīto Line (via Moriyama)	Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
	Hyōtan-yama	瓢箪山	7.6	●	|	|
	Obata	小幡	8.6	●	●	●
	Kitayama	喜多山	9.9	●	●	●
	Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae	大森・金城学院前	10.7	●	●	●
	Inba	印場	12.2	●	●	|		Owariasahi
	Asahi-mae	旭前	13.1	●	●	|
	Owari Asahi	尾張旭	14.7	●	●	●
	Sangō	三郷	16.1	●	●	●
	Mizuno	水野	18.0	●	●	●		Seto
	Shin Seto	新瀬戸	18.7	●	●	●	Aichi Loop Line (via Setoshi)
	Seto-Shiyakusho-mae	瀬戸市役所前	19.4	●	●	●
	Owari Seto	尾張瀬戸	20.6	●	●	●

Rolling stock

• 3300 series (since 17 September 2016)
• 4000 series (since October 2008)

Former rolling stock

• 3770 series
• 3730 series
• 3780 series
• 6000 series
• 6600 series
• 6750 series

History

The Seto Automatic Railway opened the Owari Seto to Yada section in 1905, and extended it to Ozone the following year. The passenger service was provided by steam-powered railcars, but as these proved to be underpowered, the line was electrified in 1907 at 600 V DC, the company changing its name to Seto Electric Railway at that time.

In 1911, the line was extended to Horikawa (since closed), and the Horikawa to Ozone section was double-tracked in 1914. The Ozone to Owari Seto section was double-tracked between 1921 and 1929.

In 1939, the company merged with Meitetsu. The Horikawa to Shimizu section closed in 1976 to allow for the construction of the new line to Sakaemachi and the connection to the Nagoya Subway Higashiyama Line, which opened in 1978, the voltage on the line being raised to 1,500 V DC, and freight services ceasing the same year.

References

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