Meitetsu Toyota 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.

Meitetsu 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	Umetsubo Akaike
Stations	9
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Daily ridership	20,172[1] (FY2008)
History
Opened	29 July 1979 (1979-07-29)[2][3]
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 Legend Meitetsu Mikawa Line Toyotashi (豊田市) 0.0 Umetsubo (梅坪) Meitetsu Mikawa Line Aichi Loop Line 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) Tsurumai Line

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
	Toyotashi	豊田市	-1.5		Toyota
	Umetsubo	梅坪	0.0	■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line
	Kami Toyota	上豊田	2.0
	Jōsui	浄水	3.8
	Miyoshigaoka	三好ヶ丘	6.3		Miyoshi
	Kurozasa	黒笹	8.1
	Komenoki	米野木	10.4		Nisshin
	Nisshin	日進	12.2
	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.^{[citation needed]} 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

• List of railway lines in Japan