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Meitetsu Toyota Line
An image of a Meitetsu 100 series electric multiple unit on the Toyota Line.
A Meitetsu 100 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyota Line
Overview
Native name名鉄豊田線
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Daily ridership20,172[1] (FY2008)
History
Opened29 July 1979 (1979-07-29)[2][3]
Technical
Line length15.2 km (9.4 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

Legend
Up arrow Meitetsu Mikawa Line
 Toyotashi (豊田市)
0.0
 Umetsubo (梅坪)
Left arrow Meitetsu Mikawa Line
Left arrow Aichi Loop Line Right arrow
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)
Down arrow Tsurumai 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.

History

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Prior to the opening of the Toyota Line, the existing ways to move between the city of Toyota and Nagoya by rail was to take a detour south via Meitetsu Mikawa Line or the Okata Line.[4] This inconvenience affecting the city and the nearby municipalities of Tōgō and Nisshin,[5] made the population of the city use cars instead.[6]

Stations

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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
MY07 Toyotashi 豊田市 -1.5 Toyota
MY08 Umetsubo 梅坪 0.0 ■ Meitetsu Mikawa Line
TT01 Kami Toyota 上豊田 2.0
TT02 Jōsui 浄水 3.8
TT03 Miyoshigaoka 三好ヶ丘 6.3 Miyoshi
TT04 Kurozasa 黒笹 8.1
TT05 Komenoki 米野木 10.4 Nisshin
TT06 Nisshin 日進 12.2
TT07 Akaike 赤池 15.2 ■ Tsurumai Line (T20)

See also

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References

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

  1. ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. ^ 曽根, 悟 (September 2010), "週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線大手私鉄: 名古屋鉄道", 週刊朝日百科 (in Japanese), no. 9, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 3, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6
  3. ^ 佐藤, 信之 (19 June 2004), 地下鉄の歴史首都圏・中部・近畿圏 (in Japanese), グランプリ出版, p. 131, ISBN 4-87687-260-0
  4. ^ Toyotashi 2019, p. 7.
  5. ^ Toyotashi 2019, p. 70.
  6. ^ Toyotashi 2019, p. 72.

Bibliography

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新修 豊田市史 資料編 現代II [History of Toyota City Contemporary II] (in Japanese). Toyota City. 2019.