Meitetsu Chita New Line

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Meitetsu Chita New Line
A 6800 series EMU at Chita Okuda Station
Overview
Other name(s)	Chita Line
Native name	名鉄知多新線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Taketoyo Mihama Minamichita
Termini	Fuki Utsumi
Stations	6
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	June 5, 1980 (1980-06-05)
Technical
Line length	13.9 km (8.64 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)

The Meitetsu Chita New Line (名鉄知多新線, Meitetsu Chita-shin-sen) or Chita Line is a Japanese railway line connecting Taketoyo with Minamichita within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). The line features seven tunnels and a maximum grade of 3.4% (approximately 1 in 29).

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History[]

The Fuki to Kaminoma section opened in 1974, and the line was extended to Chita-Okuda the following year, Noma in 1976, and Utsumi in 1980. Currently single track, the formation and tunnels are built to accommodate future double-tracking of the line.^{[citation needed]}

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