Meishō Line

Meishō Line 名松線
KiHa 11 series DMU at Ieki Station
Overview
Type	Heavy rail
Locale	Mie Prefecture
Termini	Matsusaka Ise-Okitsu
Stations	15
Operation
Owner	JR Central
Technical
Line length	43.5 km (27.03 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)

Meishō Line
Legend Kintetsu: Yamada Line JR-C: Kisei Main Line 0.0 Matsusaka Kintetsu: Yamada Line JR-C: Kisei Main Line 4.2 Kaminoshō 7.0 Gongemmae 11.7 Ise-Hata Kintetsu: Osaka Line 13.0 Ichishi Kawai-Takaoka Kintetsu: Osaka Line 15.6 Isegi 18.5 Ise-Ōi Chūsei Railway 21.3 Ise-Kawaguchi 23.3 Sekinomiya 25.8 Ieki 29.5 Ise-Takehara 33.8 Ise-Kamakura 36.6 Ise-Yachi 39.7 Hitsu 43.5 Ise-Okitsu

The Meishō Line (名松線, Meishō-sen^?) is a railway line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Mie Prefecture, Japan, from Matsusaka and Ise-Okitsu stations.

The name takes the kanji characters from the cities of Nabari (名張^?) and Matsusaka (松阪^?). Though this line was planned to connect them, the section from Ise-Okitsu to Nabari was never built, due in preceding completion of present Kintetsu Osaka Line.

Basic data

• Operators, distances:
  • Central Japan Railway Company (Services and tracks)
    • Matsusaka — Ise-Okitsu: 43.5 km (27.03 mi)
• Stations: 15
• Track: Entire line single-tracked
• Electrification: None
• Railway signalling:
  • Matsusaka — Ieki: Card signalling
  • Ieki — Ise-Okitsu: Staff signalling

Service

The Meishō Line is a rural line in inland of Mie Prefecture. The service is 8 laps a day. Three up trains from Ise-Okitsu are operateed through to Kisei Main Line to Taki, Iseshi, Toba stations (the latter 2 in Sangū Line).

Stations

All stations are located in Mie Prefecture.

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
		Total	Between Stations
Matsusaka	松阪	-	0.0	Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central): Kisei Main Line Kintetsu: Yamada Line	Matsusaka
Kaminoshō	上ノ庄	4.2	4.2
Gongemmae	権現前	2.8	7.0
Ise-Hata	伊勢八太	4.7	11.7		Tsu
Ichishi	一志	1.3	13.0	Kintetsu: Osaka Line (Kawai-Takaoka)
Isegi	井関	2.6	15.6
Ise-Ōi	伊勢大井	2.9	18.5
Ise-Kawaguchi	伊勢川口	2.8	21.3
Sekinomiya	関ノ宮	2.0	23.3
Ieki	家城	2.5	25.8
Ise-Takehara	伊勢竹原	3.7	29.5
Ise-Kamakura	伊勢鎌倉	4.3	33.8
Ise-Yachi	伊勢八知	2.8	36.6
Hitsu	比津	3.1	39.7
Ise-Okitsu	伊勢奥津	3.8	43.5