Meitetsu Toyota Line

Meitetsu Toyota Line
An image of a Meitetsu 100 series electric multiple unit on the Toyota Line.
A Meitetsu 100 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyota Line
Overview
Native name 名鉄豊田線
Owner Meitetsu
Locale Aichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations 9
Service
Type Commuter rail
Daily ridership 20,172 (FY2008)
History
Opened 29 July 1979
Technical
Line length 15.2 km (9.4 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed 100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map
Up arrow Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Toyotashi (豊田市)
0.0
 Umetsubo (梅坪)
Left arrow Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Left arrow Aichi Loop Line Right arrow
2.0
 Kami Toyota (上豊田)
3.8
 Jōsui (浄水)
6.3
 Miyoshigaoka (三好ヶ丘)
8.1
 Kurozasa (黒笹)
Tōmei Expressway (E1)
Aichi Pond
10.4
 Komenoki (米野木)
12.2
 Nisshin (日進)
Nagoya Municipal Subway Nisshin Factory
15.2
 Akaike (赤池)
Down arrow Tsurumai Line

The Meitetsu Toyota Line (名鉄豊田線, Meitetsu Toyota-sen) is a 15.2 km (9.4 mi) railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad) connecting Umetsubo station in Toyota with Akaike Station in Nisshin. The line operates a through service onto the Nagoya Subway Tsurumai Line at Akaike.

Stations

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture. While the nominal terminus of the line is at Umetsubo Station, trains (and passengers) continue past this to terminate at Toyotashi Station.

No. Station name Japanese Distance
(km) 		Transfers Location
MY07 Toyotashi 豊田市 -1.5 Toyota
MY08 Umetsubo 梅坪 0.0 ■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line
TT01 Kami Toyota 上豊田 2.0
TT02 Jōsui 浄水 3.8
TT03 Miyoshigaoka 三好ヶ丘 6.3 Miyoshi
TT04 Kurozasa 黒笹 8.1
TT05 Komenoki 米野木 10.4 Nisshin
TT06 Nisshin 日進 12.2
TT07 Akaike 赤池 15.2 ■ Tsurumai Line (T20)

History

First proposed in 1926, construction of the line was started by the Mikawa Railway in 1932, but abandoned in 1937 due to management issues. Construction restarted in 1973 following an agreement for through-running with the Nagoya Subway Tsurumai Line, and the line opened in 1979, dual-tracked and electrified at 1,500 V DC.

See also