Meitetsu Toyokawa Line

The Meitetsu Toyokawa Line (名鉄豊川線, Meitetsu Toyokawa-sen) is a railway line in Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line connects Kō Station in the western part of Toyokawa with Toyokawa-inari Station in the eastern part of Toyokawa. The line is unique in the Meitetsu system in being one of a handful of heavy rail lines nationwide that fall under the Tramway Law. Another vestige of its past as a street railway could be seen in its right of way, which, despite being clearly segregated, partly lies in a road median.

Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
A 6800 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Overview
Native name	名鉄豊川線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Toyokawa, Aichi
Termini	Kō Toyokawa-Inari
Stations	5
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	December 25, 1954 (1954-12-25)
Technical
Line length	7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	85 km/h (55 mph)
Route map Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu-Nagoya (名鉄名古屋) Kō (国府) 0.0 Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Toyohashi (豊橋) Nishikose River Yawata (八幡) 2.5 Suwachō (諏訪町) 4.4 Inariguchi (稲荷口) 6.0 Iida Line to Iida (飯田) Toyokawa-inari (豊川稲荷) 7.2 Toyokawa (豊川) Iida Line to Toyohashi (豊橋駅)

Stations

All services stop at all stations.

No.	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
	Kō	国府	0.0	■ Nagoya Main Line	Toyokawa, Aichi
	Yawata	八幡	2.5
	Suwachō	諏訪町	4.4
	Inariguchi	稲荷口	6.0
	Toyokawa-inari	豊川稲荷	7.2	Iida Line

History

The Kō to Shiyakusho-mae (now Suwachō) section was opened in 1945, electrified at 600 V DC, to serve a Japanese Navy shipyard. The voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1953, and the following year the line was extended to Toyokawa-inari.

References

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