Meitetsu Tokoname Line

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
A Meitetsu 5000 series EMU at Shin Maiko Station
Overview
Native name	名鉄常滑線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Aichi Prefecture
Termini	Jingū-mae Tokoname
Stations	23
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Daily ridership	54,177 (2008)
History
Opened	August 13, 1913 (1913-08-13) (entire line)
Technical
Line length	29.3 km (18.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Route map Tōkaidō Main Line Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu-Nagoya (名鉄名古屋) 0.0 Jingū-mae (神宮前) Shinhori River Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Toyohashi (豊橋) Tōkaidō Main Line 1.4 Toyodahommachi (豊田本町) Tōkaidō Shinkansen 2.4 Dōtoku (道徳) Yamasaki River 3.8 Ōe (大江) Meitetsu Chikkō Line Nagoya Rinkai Railway Tōkō Line 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) Meitetsu Kōwa Line 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) Meitetsu Airport Line Central Japan International Airport (中部国際空港)

Stations

● 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

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

• List of railway lines in Japan

References

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