Meitetsu Kōwa Line

Meitetsu Kōwa Line
A 5700 series EMU at Handaguchi Station
Overview
Native name	名鉄河和線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Chita Peninsula
Termini	Ōtagawa Kōwa
Stations	19
Operation
Owner	Meitetsu
Technical
Line length	28.8 km (17.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	280 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	100 km/h (60 mph)

The Meitetsu Kōwa Line (名鉄河和線 Meitetsu Kōwa-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Tōkai with Mihama within Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Meitetsu.

History

The Chita Electric Railway Co. opened the Otagawa - Kowaguchi section for passenger services, electrified at 1500 VDC, in 1931/32. Freight services commenced in 1933, and in 1935 the line was extended to Kowa.

The company merged with Meitetsu in 1943, and the section from Otagawa to Kowaguchi was duplicated between 1960 and 1974.

Stations

Name	Japanese	Between (km)	Distance (km)	Local	Semi Express	Express	Rapid Express	Limited Express	Connections	Location
Ōtagawa	太田川	-	0.0	●	●	●	●	●	Meitetsu Tokoname Line	Tōkai
Takayokosuka	高横須賀	1.3	1.3	●	｜	｜	｜	｜
Minami Kagiya	南加木屋	2.8	4.1	●	●	●	●	▲
Yawata-shinden	八幡新田	1.8	5.9	●	｜	｜	｜	｜
Tatsumigaoka	巽ヶ丘	1.2	7.1	●	●	●	●	▲		Chita
Shirasawa	白沢	0.8	7.9	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Agui, Chita District
Sakabe	坂部	1.6	9.5	●	｜	｜	｜	｜
Agui	阿久比	1.1	10.6	●	●	●	●	●
Uedai	植大	1.6	12.2	●	｜	｜	｜	｜
Handaguchi	半田口	1.0	13.2	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Handa
Sumiyoshichō	住吉町	0.8	14.0	●	●	●	●	▲
Chita Handa	知多半田	0.8	14.8	●	●	●	●	●	Taketoyo Line (Handa)
Narawa	成岩	1.0	15.8	●	●	●	●	｜
Aoyama	青山	1.0	16.8	●	●	●	●	●	Taketoyo Line (Higashi-Narawa)
Age	上ゲ	2.2	19.0	●	｜	｜	｜	｜		Taketoyo, Chita District
Chita Taketoyo	知多武豊	0.8	19.8	●	●	●	●	●	Taketoyo Line Taketoyo
Fuki	富貴	2.5	22.3	●	●	●	●	●	Meitetsu Chita New Line
Kōwaguchi	河和口	3.5	25.8	●	●	●	●	●		Mihama, Chita District
Kōwa	河和	3.0	28.8	●	●	●	●	●