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Meitetsu Takehana Line
Minami-Juku StationOverview Type Commuter Rail Locale Kasamatsu
Gifu
HashimaTermini Kasamatsu
Shin HashimaStations 10 Daily ridership 4,657 [1] (2008) Website Takehana Line at Meitetsu Operation Opened April 1, 1929[2] Owner Nagoya Railroad Technical Line length 10.3 km (6.40 mi) Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge Electrification Overhead catenary 1500V DC Operating speed 90 km/h (56 mph) The Takehana Line (竹鼻線 Takehana-sen ) is a Japanese railway line connecting Kasamatsu with Hashima within Gifu Prefecture. It is owned and run by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).
History
What is today the Meitetsu Takehana Line started when Takehana Railroad (竹鼻鉄道 takehana tetsudō ) opened the section of line from Shin-Kasamatsu (now Nishi-Kasamatsu) to Shin-Sakae (now Takehana) on June 25, 1921. Then on April 1, 1929, the line was extended from Shin-Sakae to Ōsu (大須駅 ōsu eki ). Takehana Railroad merged with Nagoya Railroad, its present operator, on March 1, 1943. Finally, on October 1, 2001, Nagoya Railroad retired the section of line between Egira Station and Ōsu Station. [2]
Stations
Name Between (km) Distance (km) Connections Location Kasamatsu 笠松 - 0.0 Meitetsu: Nagoya Main Line Kasamatsu,
Hashima DistrictNishi-Kasamatsu 西笠松 0.9 0.9 Yanaizu 柳津 2.0 2.9 Gifu Minami-Juku 南宿 2.3 5.2 Hashima Suka 須賀 0.9 6.1 Fuwa-Ishiki 不破一色 0.9 7.0 Takehana 竹鼻 1.6 8.6 Hashimashiyakushomae 羽島市役所前 1.0 9.6 Egira 江吉良 0.7 10.3 References
- ^ 各鉄軌道会社のご案内 (Report). Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. http://wwwtb.mlit.go.jp/chubu/tetudo/tetudouhp.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ a b 曽根, 悟 (September 2010), (in Japanese)週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc.) (8), ISBN 9784023401389
Mass transit in Nagoya (Chūkyō) Municipal Subway lines Meitetsu lines Kintetsu lines (Chūkyō) JR Central lines Other lines Miscellaneous Terminals: Kanayama • Kintetsu Nagoya • Meitetsu-Nagoya • Nagoya • Ōzone • Sakae
Cards: Manaca • TOICA • Tranpass
Other: Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya • Transport in Greater NagoyaCategories:- Rail transport in Gifu Prefecture
- Lines of Nagoya Railroad
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