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
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleToyokawa, Aichi
TerminiKō
Toyokawa-Inari
Stations5
Service
TypeCommuter rail
History
Opened25 December 1954
Technical
Line length7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed85 km/h (55 mph)

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.


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