Meitetsu Takehana Line

Meitetsu Takehana Line
Minami-Juku Station
Overview
Type	Commuter Rail
Locale	Kasamatsu Gifu Hashima
Termini	Kasamatsu Shin Hashima
Stations	10
Daily ridership	4,657 [1] (2008)
Website	Takehana Line at Meitetsu
Operation
Opened	1921
Owner	Nagoya Railroad
Technical
Line length	10.3 km (6.40 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Overhead catenary 1500V DC
Operating speed	90 km/h (56 mph)

The Takehana Line (竹鼻線 Takehana-sen) is a Japanese railway line connecting Kasamatsu with Hashima within Gifu Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).

History

What is today the Meitetsu Takehana Line started when Takehana Railroad (竹鼻鉄道 takehana tetsudō) opened the section of line from Shin-Kasamatsu (now Nishi-Kasamatsu) to Shin-Sakae (now Takehana) on June 25, 1921, electrified at 600 VDC. On April 1, 1929, the line was extended from Shin-Sakae to Ōsu (大須駅 ōsu eki). Takehana Railroad merged with Meitetsu, the present operator, on March 1, 1943.

The voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1962, and in 1982 the Hashima line opened. On October 1, 2001, the section of line between Egira Station and Ōsu Station closed.

Stations

Name		Between (km)	Distance (km)	Connections	Location
Kasamatsu	笠松	-	0.0	Meitetsu: Nagoya Main Line	Kasamatsu, Hashima District
Nishi-Kasamatsu	西笠松	0.9	0.9
Yanaizu	柳津	2.0	2.9		Gifu
Minami-Juku	南宿	2.3	5.2		Hashima
Suka	須賀	0.9	6.1
Fuwa-Ishiki	不破一色	0.9	7.0
Takehana	竹鼻	1.6	8.6
Hashimashiyakushomae	羽島市役所前	1.0	9.6
Egira	江吉良	0.7	10.3	Meitetsu: Hashima Line

References

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.