Meitetsu Nagoya Line
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The Nagoya Line (名古屋本線 Nagoya Honsen?, "Nagoya Main Line") is a railway line operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), between Toyohashi Station, Toyohashi City and Meitetsu Gifu, Gifu. All the stations except of Kisogawa-zutsumi accept Tranpass, a prepaid magnetic card.
The line is the most important line of Meitetsu. From its opening, the line rivaled Tōkaidō Main Line in Chūkyō Metropolitan Area (Greater Nagoya). The service of Nagoya Line overrode that of Tōkaidō Main Line in the past, but after the rivaling operator changed from JNR to JR Central, the competition became much fierce.
Due to the historical reason, the line shares its track between Hirai Signal Box and Toyohashi Station with JR Iida Line. The treaty between two companies prohibits Meitetsu to have more than 6 trainsets per hour on the 3.8 km shared tracks. Consequently, local trains cannot reach Toyohashi. Instead, they terminate at Ina.
Many branch lines of Meitestu have through services to/from Nagoya Line. Toyokawa Line, Nishio Line, Tokoname Line (which has its through services with Airport Line, Kōwa Line, and Chita Line), and Inuyama Line all have through services bound for Meitetsu Nagoya, making the segment around the station extremely busy. Between Biwajima Junction and Kanayama, 26 trainsets go through per an hour, even at daytime.
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[edit] Basic Data
- Distance: 99.8 km / Approx. 62.0 mi.
- Stations: 60
- Gauge: 1067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
- Track:
- Quadruple-track line:
- From Jingū-mae to Kanayama
- Double-track line:
- From Hirai Signal Box to Jingū-mae
- From Kanayama to Kanō
- Single-track line:
- From Toyohashi to Hirai Signal Box (A shared track with JR Iida Line, virtually double-tracked.)
- From Kanō to Meitetsu-Gifu (Only a short section right before Meitetsu-Gifu.)
- Quadruple-track line:
- Electric supply: Whole line (1500 V DC)
- Block system: Automatic
- Maximum speed at service: 120 km/h (85 km/h between Toyohashi and Hirai Signal Box.)
[edit] Stations
- ● Lo: Local (普通 Futsū?)
- ● SE: Semi Express (準急 Junkyū?)
- ● Ex: Express (急行 Kyūkō?)
- ● RE: Rapid Express (快速急行 Kaisoku Kyūkō?)
- ● LE: Limited Express (特急 Tokkyū?)
- ● RL: Rapid Limited Express (快速特急 Kaisoku Tokkyū?)
- All the trains stop at stations signed "+". Some trains stop at "*". Only trains from Tsushima Line stop at "‡" (Sugaguchi). No trains stop at "-".
| Station name | Japanese | Total distance | Lo | SE | Ex | RE | LE | RL | Transfers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyohashi | 豊橋 | 0 km | + | + | + | + | + | JR: Iida Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen Toyohashi Railroad: Atsumi Line (Shintoyohashi), Azumada Main Line (Ekimae) |
Aichi | Toyohashi | |
| Hirai S.B. | 平井信号場 | 3.8 km | - | - | - | - | - | Kozakai, Hoi | |||
| Ina | 伊奈 | 5 km | + | + | + | + | * | * | |||
| Odabuchi | 小田渕 | 6.6 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | Toyokawa | ||
| Kō | 国府 | 9.6 km | + | + | + | + | + | * | Meitetsu: Toyokawa Line 1 | ||
| Goyu | 御油 | 10.7 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Meiden Akasaka | 名電赤坂 | 12.5 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | Otowa, Hoi | ||
| Meiden Nagasawa | 名電長沢 | 15 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Motojuku | 本宿 | 18.7 km | + | + | + | + | - | - | Okazaki | ||
| Meiden Yamanaka | 名電山中 | 20.4 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Fujikawa | 藤川 | 23.1 km | + | - | * | - | - | - | |||
| Miai | 美合 | 25.6 km | + | + | + | + | * | - | |||
| Otogawa | 男川 | 27.6 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Higashi Okazaki | 東岡崎 | 29.8 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| Okazakikōen-mae | 岡崎公園前 | 31.1 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | Aichi Loop Line Company: Aichi Loop Line (Nakaokazaki) | ||
| Yahagibashi | 矢作橋 | 32.5 km | + | + | * | * | - | - | |||
| Utō | 宇頭 | 34.8 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Shin Anjō | 新安城 | 38.3 km | + | + | + | + | + | - | Meitetsu: Nishio Line 1 | Anjō | |
| Ushida | 牛田 | 40.9 km | + | * | * | - | - | - | Chiryū | ||
| Chiryū | 知立 | 43.1 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | Meitetsu: Mikawa Line | ||
| Hitotsugi | 一ツ木 | 44.6 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | Kariya | ||
| Fujimatsu | 富士松 | 46.6 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Toyoake | 豊明 | 48.1 km | + | + | * | - | - | - | Toyoake | ||
| Zengo | 前後 | 49.8 km | + | + | + | + | - | - | |||
| Chūkyō-keibajō-mae | 中京競馬場前 | 51.4 km | + | + | - | - | - | - | Midori, Nagoya | ||
| Arimatsu | 有松 | 52.7 km | + | + | * | - | - | - | |||
| Sakyōyama | 左京山 | 53.8 km | + | * | - | - | - | - | |||
| Narumi | 鳴海 | 55.1 km | + | + | + | + | * | - | |||
| Moto Hoshizaki | 本星崎 | 56.7 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | Minami, Nagoya | ||
| Moto Kasadera | 本笠寺 | 58.2 km | + | * | * | - | - | - | |||
| Sakura | 桜 | 58.9 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Yobitsugi | 呼続 | 59.9 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Horita | 堀田 | 61.1 km | + | + | + | + | - | - | Mizuho, Nagoya | ||
| Jingū-mae | 神宮前 | 62.2 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | Meitetsu: Tokoname Line 1 | Atsuta, Nagoya | |
| Kanayama | 金山 | 64.4 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | JR: Chūō Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line Nagoya Subway: ●Meijō Line (M01), ●Meikō Line (E01) |
Naka, Nagoya | |
| Sannō | 山王 | 66 km | + | - | * | - | - | - | Nakagawa, Nagoya | ||
| Meitetsu Nagoya | 名鉄名古屋 | 68 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | JR: Chūō Main Line, Kansai Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Shinkansen (All at Nagoya.) Kintetsu: Nagoya Line (Kintetsu Nagoya) Nagoya Seaside Rapid Railway: Aonami Line (AN01) (Nagoya) Nagoya Subway: ●Higashiyama Line (H08), ●Sakura-dōri Line (S02) (Both at Nagoya.) |
Nakamura, Nagoya | |
| Sakō | 栄生 | 69.9 km | + | + | + | * | - | - | Nishi, Nagoya | ||
| Higashi Biwajima | 東枇杷島 | 70.7 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Biwajima JCT. | 枇杷島分岐点 | 71.3 km | - | - | - | - | - | - | Meitetsu: Inuyama Line 2 | Kiyosu | |
| Nishi Biwajima | 西枇杷島 | 71.6 km | + | * | - | - | - | - | |||
| Futatsu-iri | 二ツ杁 | 72.2 km | + | + | - | - | - | - | |||
| Shinkawa-bashi | 新川橋 | 72.8 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Sukaguchi | 須ヶ口 | 73.5 km | + | + | + | + | ‡ | - | Meitetsu: Tsushima Line 1 | ||
| Marunouchi | 丸ノ内 | 74.3 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Shin Kiyosu | 新清洲 | 75.2 km | + | + | + | + | - | - | |||
| Ōsato | 大里 | 77.5 km | + | + | + | - | - | - | Inazawa | ||
| Okuda | 奥田 | 78.8 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Kōnomiya | 国府宮 | 80.9 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||
| Shima-ujinaga | 島氏永 | 82.9 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Myōkōji | 妙興寺 | 84.7 km | + | * | - | - | - | - | Ichinomiya | ||
| Meitetsu Ichinomiya | 名鉄一宮 | 86.4 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | JR: Tōkaidō Main Line (Owari-Ichinomiya) Meitetsu: Bisai Line |
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| Imaise | 今伊勢 | 88.3 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Iwato | 石刀 | 89.2 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Shin Kisogawa | 新木曽川 | 91.2 km | + | + | + | + | - | - | |||
| Kuroda | 黒田 | 92.1 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Kisogawa-zutsumi | 木曽川堤 | 93.9 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Kasamatsu | 笠松 | 95.1 km | + | + | + | + | * | * | Meitetsu: Takehana Line 3 | Gifu | Kasamatsu, Hashima |
| Ginan | 岐南 | 96.9 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | Ginan, Hashima | ||
| Chajo | 茶所 | 98.3 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | Gifu | ||
| Kanō | 加納 | 98.7 km | + | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Meitetsu Gifu | 名鉄岐阜 | 99.8 km | + | + | + | + | + | + | JR: Tōkaidō Main Line, Takayama Main Line (Both at Gifu.) Meitetsu: Kakamigahara Line |
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- 1: Some trains of the marked line directly go through Nagoya Line bound for Meitetsu-Nagoya.
- 2: All trains of Inuyama line directly go through Nagoya Line bound for Meitetsu-Nagoya.
- 2: Some trains of Takehana line directly go through Nagoya Line bound for Meitetsu-Gifu.
[edit] See Also
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Meitetsu official website
- (English) Meitetsu official website
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