Meitetsu Tokoname Line

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Meitetsu Tokoname Line
A Meitetsu 5000 series EMU at Shin Maiko Station
Overview
Native name	名鉄常滑線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Aichi Prefecture
Termini	Jingū-mae Tokoname
Stations	23
Website	Meitetsu
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Daily ridership	54,177[1] (2008)
History
Opened	31 August 1913 (entire line)[2]
Technical
Line length	29.3 km (18.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V overhead catenary
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The Meitetsu Tokoname Line (名鉄常滑線, Meitetsu Tokoname-sen) is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Jingū-mae Station in Nagoya and Tokoname Station in Tokoname.

Stations[]

● L: Local (普通, futsū)
● S: Semi Express (準急, junkyū)
● E: Express (急行, kyūkō)
● R: Rapid Express (快速急行, kaisoku kyūkō)
● L: Limited Express (特急, tokkyū)
● MU: μSKY Limited Express (ミュースカイ, myū sukai)

All trains stop at stations marked "●" and pass stations marked "|". Some trains stop at "▲".

Meitetsu Airport Line[]

Meitetsu Airport Line
A Meitetsu 2000 series EMU on the Meitetsu Airport Line
Overview
Native name	名鉄空港線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Tokoname, Aichi
Termini	Tokoname Central Japan International Airport
Stations	3
Website	Meitetsu's page for this line
Service
Daily ridership	8,695[1] (FY2008)
History
Opened	29 January 2005 (2005-01-29)[3]
Technical
Line length	4.2 km (2.61 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary 1,500 V DC
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The Meitetsu Airport Line (名鉄空港線, Meitetsu Kūkō-sen) is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Tokoname Station and Central Japan International Airport Station in Tokoname. The line opened, dual track and electrified, on 29 January 2005, and features a 1,076 m bridge over Ise Bay to the artificial island where the airport is situated. The line is operated as an extension of the Meitetsu Tokoname Line.

Rolling stock[]

Limited express[]

• 1700 series
• 2000 series (Used on μ-Sky service)
• 2200 series

History[]

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The Aichi Electric Railway opened the Ōno (now Ōnomachi) to Tenma (since closed) section in 1912, electrified at 600 V DC, and extended the line 500 m to Jingū-mae and from Ōnomachi to Tokoname the following year. The Ōe to Ōnomachi section was double-tracked between 1920 and 1925, and in 1929, the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC.

In 1935, the company merged with Meitetsu, and in 1942, the Jingū-mae to Ōe section was double-tracked.

The Ōnomachi to Tokoname section was double-tracked between 1962 and 1972, and the Meitetsu Airport Line extension opened in 2005.

See also[]

• List of railway lines in Japan

References[]

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

External links[]

• Meitetsu official website (in Japanese)
• Meitetsu official website (in English)