Meitetsu Tokoname Line

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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 Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), connecting Jingū-mae Station in Nagoya and Tokoname Station in Tokoname.

Meitetsu Tokoname Line
An image of a Meitetsu 5000 series electric multiple unit at Shin Maiko station.
A Meitetsu 5000 series EMU at Shin Maiko Station
Overview
Native name名鉄常滑線
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations23
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Daily ridership54,177[1] (2008)
History
OpenedAugust 13, 1913 (1913-08-13) (entire line)[2]
Technical
Line length29.3 km (18.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map

0.0
Jingū-mae (神宮前)
Shinhori River
1.4
Toyodahommachi (豊田本町)
2.4
Dōtoku (道徳)
Yamasaki River
3.8
Ōe (大江)
River Oe
5.3
Daidōchō (大同町)
6.1
Shibata (柴田)
Tenpaku River
7.5
Nawa (名和)
9.7
Shūrakuen (聚楽園)
10.6
Shin Nittetsu-mae (新日鉄前)
River Ota
12.3
Ōtagawa (太田川)
13.7
Owari Yokosuka (尾張横須賀)
River Shinano
15.1
Teramoto (寺本)
16.4
Asakura (朝倉)
17.3
Komi (古見)
18.7
Nagaura (長浦)
21.0
Hinaga (日長)
22.5
Shin Maiko (新舞子)
24.1
Ōnomachi (大野町)
River Yada
25.4
Nishinokuchi (西ノ口)
26.4
Kabaike (蒲池)
27.5
Enokido (榎戸)
28.6
Taya (多屋)
29.3
Tokoname (常滑)
Central Japan International Airport (中部国際空港)

Stations

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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  NH  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 | |  CH  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  KC  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  TA  Meitetsu Airport Line

History

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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 (1,640 ft) 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

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References

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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), "週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線大手私鉄: 名古屋鉄道", 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 9, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 3, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6