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
Opened	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.

References

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