Meitetsu Chikkō Line

The Meitetsu Chikkō Line (名鉄築港線, Meitetsu Chikkō-sen) is a 1.5 km Japanese railway line in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). At Meiden Chikkō, between the line's two stations, there is a connection to the freight-only Nagoya Rinkai Railway Tōchiku line.

Meitetsu Chikkō Line
A Meitetsu 5000 series EMU passing Meiden Chikkō freight yard
Overview
Native name	名鉄築港線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Nagoya, Aichi
Termini	Ōe Higashi Nagoyakō
Stations	2
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	January 15, 1924 (1924-01-15)
Technical
Line length	1.5 km (0.9 mi)
Number of tracks	single
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	160 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map Legend Meitetsu Tokoname Line to Jingū-mae (神宮前) 0.0 Ōe (大江) Meitetsu Tokoname Line to Tokoname (常滑) Meiden Chikkō Nagoya Rinkai Railway Tōchiku Line to Tōkō 1.5 Higashi Nagoyakō (東名古屋港)

History

The line was opened in 1924 by the Aichi Electric Railway, electrified at 1,500 V DC, to service the Nagoya Port.^[1] The line was double-tracked in 1939, but after being damaged by Typhoon Vera in 1959, the line was repaired as a single track.^{[citation needed]} Although the line used to handle many freight services, they ceased in 1984.^[2] A test line for testing maglev trains ran alongside the line between 1991 and 2004, but the line was removed after Linimo opened.^[3]

West end of line track diagram

At the start of the March 16, 2024, timetable revision, the fleet of 5000 series four-car trains used on the line were replaced with 3100 series, 3150 series, and 9100 series two-car sets.^[4]

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
	Ōe	大江	0.0	Meitetsu Tokoname Line	Minami-ku, Nagoya
	Higashi Nagoyakō	東名古屋港	1.5