Meitetsu Kōwa Line
Appearance
Meitetsu Kōwa Line | |
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A 5700 series EMU at Handaguchi Station | |
Overview | |
Native name | 名鉄河和線 |
Owner | Meitetsu |
Locale | Chita Peninsula |
Termini | |
Stations | 19 |
Service | |
Type | Commuter rail |
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 |
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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 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |