Taketoyo Line
| Taketoyo Line | |||
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 A 313-1300 series EMU on the Taketoyo Line in September 2015 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | 武豊線 | ||
| Owner | JR Central | ||
| Locale | Aichi Prefecture | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 10 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Regional rail | ||
| Rolling stock | 311 series/313 series EMUs | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 19.3 km (12.0 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead | ||
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The Taketoyo Line (武豊線, Taketoyo-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōbu Station in Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture with Taketoyo Station in Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).
The line has been electrified as of 1 March 2015.[1]
Stations
| Name | Distance (km) |
Connections | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōbu | 大府 | 0.0 | Tōkaidō Main Line (through service) | Ōbu | Aichi |
| Owari-Morioka | 尾張森岡 | 1.7 | Higashiura, Chita District | ||
| Aichi | 緒川 | 3.1 | |||
| Ishihama | 石浜 | 4.6 | |||
| Higashiura | 東浦 | 6.8 | Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line | ||
| Kamezaki | 亀崎 | 10.2 | Handa | ||
| Okkawa | 乙川 | 12.8 | |||
| Handa | 半田 | 14.6 | |||
| Higashi-Narawa | 東成岩 | 16.3 | Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line | ||
| Taketoyo | 武豊 | 19.3 | Taketoyo, Chita District | ||
Rolling stock
As of 1 March 2015[update], 313 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are used in two- and four-car formations as well as 311 series EMUs in four-car formations.[2]
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A 311 series EMU
Prior to electrification of the line in March 2015, two-car KiHa 75 diesel multiple unit (DMU) and two-car KiHa 25 DMU trains were used on this line in two- or four-car formations.[3]
History
The entire line opened in 1886, becoming a branch when the Obu to Hamamatsu section of the Tokaido Main Line opened two years later. A 1 km freight-only line extended to Taketoyo Minato between 1930 and 1965.[citation needed]
Work started in March 2010 to electrify the line.[4]
On 1 March 2015, the line was electrified, and through services to and from Nagoya commenced.[5]
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ^ 武豊線の電化開業について. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Central Japan Railway Company. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ JR武豊線が電化開業! 313系で営業運転 - 既存の気動車は高山本線・太多線へ. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "【JR海】キハ25形 武豊線で営業運転開始". Rail Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ ＪＲ東海、武豊線を電車運行に 82億円投資、15年前半メド (in Japanese). Nikkei.net. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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