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.

Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
A 6800 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Overview
Native name	名鉄豊川線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Toyokawa, Aichi
Termini	Kō Toyokawa-Inari
Stations	5
Service
Type	Commuter rail classified as Tram
History
Opened	December 25, 1954 (1954-12-25)
Technical
Line length	7.2 km (4.5 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary[1]
Route map Legend Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu-Nagoya (名鉄名古屋) Kō (国府) 0.0 Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Toyohashi (豊橋) Nishikose River Yawata (八幡) 2.5 Suwachō (諏訪町) 4.4 Inariguchi (稲荷口) 6.0 Iida Line to Iida (飯田) Toyokawa-inari (豊川稲荷) 7.2 Toyokawa (豊川) Iida Line to Toyohashi (豊橋駅)

History

The line was constructed during the Pacific War in 1945 to carry commuters to the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal. The construction materials were taken from lines suspended or converted into a single-track line, and the trains were also taken from existing lines.^[2] As the line was originally named Toyokawa Shinai Line (豊川市内線) and built with tram standards, the line is covered by the Tramways Act [ja].^[3] The section between Kō and Suwachō opened on February 18, 1945.^[4] However, the Toyokawa Naval Arsenal becomes defunct after air raids in August 1945. After the end of World War II, the line was started to be used by passengers to visit the Toyokawa Inari.^[2]

The voltage of the line was increased to 1,500 V in 1953. The line extended to Toyokawa-inari the next year.^[5] This extension made the Kozakai Branch Line [ja] branching from Ina to Kozakai redundant, which was closed at the same time. The area around Yawata Station was elevated in 1996.^[2]

Stations

No.	Image	Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)[3]	Transfers
		Kō	国府	0.0	■ Nagoya Main Line
		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

Ridership

Reference:^[6]

No.	Station name	Passengers (2022)
	Kō	9,034
	Yawata	2,409
	Suwachō	4,109
	Inariguchi	964
	Toyokawa-inari	4,600

Services

As of 2025, trains service the station every 16-30 minutes from 5am to 11pm. Most services during daytime only runs inside the line, while services during rush hours provide through service to stations like Meitetsu Ichinomiya Station through the Nagoya Main Line.^[7]