Meitetsu Toyokawa Line

Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
	A 6800 series EMU on the Meitetsu Toyokawa Line
Overview
Native name	名鉄豊川線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Toyokawa, Aichi
Termini	Kō; Toyokawa-Inari;
Stations	5
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	25 December 1954
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. The line is unique in the Meitetsu system in being one of a handful of heavy rail lines nationwide that fall under the Tramway Law. Another vestige of its past as a street railway could be seen in its right of way, which, despite being clearly segregated, partly lies in a road median.

Stations

All services stop at all stations.

Station name	Japanese	Distance (km)	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.^{[citation needed]}