Meitetsu Toyokawa Line

     Meitetsu Toyokawa Line

A 6800 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Overview
Native name 名鉄豊川線
Type Commuter rail
Locale Toyokawa, Aichi
Termini Kō
Toyokawa-Inari
Stations 5
Operation
Opening 25 December 1954
Owner Meitetsu
Technical
Line length 7.2 km (4.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC
Operating speed 85 km/h (55 mph)

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.

Stations

● L: Local (普通 futsū)
● S: Semi-Express (準急 junkyū)
● E: Express (急行 kyūkō)
● LE: Limited Express (特急 tokkyū)
● RL: Rapid Limited Express (快速特急 kaisoku tokkyū)

Station name Japanese Distance
(km)		 L S E LE RL Transfers Location
Kō 国府 0.0 ● ● ● ● ● ■ Nagoya Main Line Toyokawa, Aichi
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

History

The Kō to Shiyakusho-mae (now Suwachō) section was opened in 1945, electrified at 600 V DC, to serve a Japanese Navy shipyard. The voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1953, and the following year the line was extended to Toyokawa-inari.

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