Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line
Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line | |
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A Kakamigahara Line train near Haba Station | |
Overview | |
Native name | 名鉄各務原線 |
Owner | Meitetsu |
Locale | Gifu Prefecture |
Termini | |
Stations | 18 |
Service | |
Type | Commuter rail |
Technical | |
Line length | 17.6 km (10.94 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
The Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line (名鉄各務原線, Meitetsu Kakamigahara-sen) is a 17.6 km railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Meitetsu-Gifu Station in the city of Gifu with Shin-Unuma Station in Kakamigahara.
Stations
● L: Local (普通, futsū)
● E: Express (急行, kyūkō)
● R: Rapid Express (快速急行, kaisoku kyūkō)
● MU: μSKY Limited Express (ミュースカイ, myū sukai)
Name | Japanese | Distance (km) | L | E | R | MU | Transfers | Location | |
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Meitetsu Gifu | 名鉄岐阜 | 0.0 | ● | ● | ● | ■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line Tōkaidō Main Line, Takayama Main Line (via Gifu) |
Gifu | Gifu Prefecture | |
Tagami | 田神 | 1.1 | ● | | | | | ||||
Hosobata | 細畑 | 2.9 | ● | | | | | ||||
Kiridōshi | 切通 | 3.9 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Tejikara | 手力 | 4.8 | ● | | | | | ||||
Takada-bashi | 高田橋 | 5.4 | ● | | | | | ||||
Shin Kanō | 新加納 | 6.6 | ● | | | | | Kakamigahara | |||
Shin Naka | 新那加 | 7.5 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Shiminkōen-mae | 市民公園 | 8.1 | ● | | | | | ||||
Kakamigahara-shiyakusho-mae | 各務原市役所前 | 8.7 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Rokken | 六軒 | 9.9 | ● | ● | ● | ||||
Mikakino | 三柿野 | 11.2 | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Nijikken | 二十軒 | 12.4 | ● | | | | | | | |||
Meiden Kakamigahara | 名電各務原 | 13.7 | ● | ● | ● | | | Takayama Main Line (via Kagamigahara) | ||
Ogase | 苧ヶ瀬 | 14.6 | ● | | | | | | | |||
Haba | 羽場 | 15.5 | ● | | | | | | | |||
Unumajuku | 鵜沼宿 | 16.5 | ● | | | | | | | |||
Shin Unuma | 新鵜沼 | 17.6 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line Takayama Main Line (via Unuma) |
History
The line was opened between 1926 and 1927 by the Mino Electric Railway, electrified at 600 V DC. The company merged with Meitetsu in 1935. The Gifu to Ogase section was double-tracked between 1938 and 1942, with the Ogase to Shin-Unuma section being double-tracked in 1964, the same year the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC, enabling the maximum speed on the line to be raised from 65 km/h to 85 km/h.[citation needed]
Former connecting lines
A 1 km line branched off at Tagami Station, providing a connection to the Gifu Tram network (which was also 1,067 mm gauge) operated between 1970 and 2005 (when the tram system closed). It changed voltage (with a short dead section) to 600 V DC at the Keirinjo-mae end of the line.