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company operating around

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

and

Gifu Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...

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. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the ''

Panorama Car Super is a trainset series operated by Nagoya Railroad, including the . Like the ''Romancecar'' trains of Odakyu Electric Railway, they are designed to be tourist oriented limited express trains, although they also operate on services. The very fi ...

'', both of which offer views through their wide front windows. While the ''Panorama Super'' train is used extensively for the railroad's limited express service, the older and more energy-consuming ''Panorama Car'' train has been retired, the last run being on 27 December 2008. In the Tōkai region around Nagoya, it is a central firm of the Meitetsu Group, which is involved in the transportation industry, the retail trade, the service industry, and the real estate industry, etc. Meiji Mura is the corporate museum of Meitetsu. As of March 31, 2010, Meitetsu operated of track, 275 stations, and 1,090 train cars.

Lines

Major stations

Major stations in Nagoya

*NH36 : Meitetsu Nagoya Station *NH34 : Kanayama Station *NH33 :

Jingū-mae Station is a railway station in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad. It is the nearest station to Atsuta Shrine. Lines Jingū-mae Station is served by the following two Meitetsu lines. *Meitetsu Nagoya ...

*ST01 :

Nagoya Line (east side) and Toyokawa Line

*NH01 : Toyohashi Station (Toyohashi) *NH13 :

Higashi Okazaki Station 200px, Platforms 200px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Okazaki, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Higashi Okazaki Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 29.8 kilometers from the terminus of the lin ...

(Okazaki) *NH17 : Shin Anjō Station (Anjō) *NH19 : Chiryū Station (Chiryū) *NH23 : Zengo Station (Toyoake) *TK04 : Toyokawa-inari Station (Toyokawa)

Tokoname Line, Chikkō Line, and Airport Line

*TA09 : Ōtagawa Station (Tokai) *TA12 : Asakura Station (Chita) *TA22 :

Tokoname Station 270px, Platforms 270px, Track layout is a junction railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Tokoname Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line, and is located 29.3 kilometers from the starting p ...

(Tokoname) *TA24 : Central Japan International Airport Station

Kōwa Line and Chita New Line

*KC08 : Agui Station (Agui) *KC12 : Chita Handa Station (Handa) *KC16 : Chita Taketoyo Station (Taketoyo) *KC19 :

Kōwa Station is a train station in the town of Mihama, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Kōwa Station is a terminus the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 28.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at . Sta ...

(Mihama) *KC24 : Utsumi Station (Minami Chita)

Mikawa Line, Toyota Line, Nishio Line, and Gamagōri Line

*MY07 :

Toyotashi Station 270px, Platforms is a junction railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Toyotashi Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 15.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chiryū Station. It ...

(Toyota) *TT06 : Nisshin Station (Nisshin) *MU02 : Kariya Station (Kariya) *MU06 :

Mikawa Takahama Station 270px is a train station in the city of Takahama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Mikawa Takahama Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 12.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 33 ...

(Takahama) *MU10 :

Hekinan-chūō Station 270px, Platforms is a railway station in the city of Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Hekinan-chūō Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 38.2 kilometers from the starting point of the ...

(Hekinan) *GN10 : Nishio Station (Nishio) *GN13 :

Kira Yoshida Station is a train station, railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Nagoya Railroad, Meitetsu. Lines Kira Yoshida Station is a served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 24.7 kilometers from the starting point of the l ...

*GN22 :

Gamagōri Station station layout is a railway station in the city of Gamagōri, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and Meitetsu. Lines Gamagōri Station is 310.6 kilometers from Tokyo Station on the Tō ...

(Gamagōri)

Nagoya Line (west side), Takehana Line, and Hashima Line

*NH42 : Sukaguchi Station (Kiyosu) *NH47 :

Kōnomiya Station file:Konomiya Station from southeast 20150124.JPG, 270px, Kōnomiya Station from the southeast file:Rail Tracks map pattern 24A.svg, 270px, Track diagram is a train station, railway station in the city of Inazawa, Aichi, Inazawa, Aichi Prefectu ...

(Inazawa) *NH50 : Meitetsu Ichinomiya Station (Ichinomiya) *NH56 : Kasamatsu Station (Kasamatsu) *NH60 : Meitetsu Gifu Station (Gifu) *TH07 : Hashima-shiyakusho-mae Station (Hashima)

Tsushima Line and Bisai Line

*TB01 :

Jimokuji Station is a railway station in the city of Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan , operated by Meitetsu. Lines Jimokuji Station is served by the Meitetsu Tsushima Line, and is located 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Station layout Th ...

(Ama) *TB07 : Tsushima Station (Tsushima) *TB09 : Saya Station (Aisai) *TB11 : Yatomi Station (Yatomi) *BS06 : Morikami Station *BS23 : Okuchō Station

Inuyama Line, Kakamigahara Line, and Hiromi Line

*IY03 : Kami Otai Station *IY04 : Nishiharu Station (Kitanagoya) *IY07 : Iwakura Station (Iwakura) *IY10 : Kōnan Station (Kōnan) *IY15 : Inuyama Station (Inuyama) *IY17 : Shin Unuma Station *KG06 :

Mikakino Station is a railway station located in the city of Kakamigahara, Gifu, Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. Lines Mikakino Station is a station on the Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line, Kakamigahara Line ...

*KG08 :

Kakamigahara-Shiyakusho-mae Station is a railway station on the Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line in the city of Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. Lines Kakamigahara Shiyakusho-mae Station is served by the Meitetsu Kakamigahara L ...

(Kakamigahara) *HM06 :

Shin Kani Station is a railway station on the Meitetsu Hiromi Line in the city of Kani, Gifu, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Shin Kani Station is served by the Meitetsu Hiromi Line, and is located 14.9 kilomete ...

(Kani) *HM10 : Mitake Station (Mitake)

Komaki Line

*KM06 : Komaki Station (Komaki) *KM13 : Kami Iida Station

Seto Line

*ST06 : Ōzone Station *ST15 :

Owari Asahi Station 250px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Owari Asahi Station is served by the Meitetsu Seto Line, and is located 14.7 kilometers from the starting point of ...

(Owariasahi) *ST20 : Owari Seto Station (Seto)

Rolling stock

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has produced nearly every car that Meitetsu operates or has operated, a notable exception being its

DeKi 600 The was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1943 until 2015. Operations Originally used to haul freight trains, they were later used primarily on trac ...

, an electric locomotive, which was produced by Toshiba, but very few units were produced for Meitetsu. The DeKi 600 is one of the few locomotives that Meitetsu possesses: while the company used to engage in the freight business and still possesses some freight locomotives, it no longer carries freight on a regular basis. Meitetsu is famous for its red trains, including its famous 7000 series "Panorama Car" which was retired in 2009 after a career lasting nearly half a century. The most recent cars, however, are not solid red but rather brushed steel as in the case of the

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and 5000 series, or white as in the case of the 1700 series and 2000 series. The following are the train types that Meitetsu operates today, as well as selected types that Meitetsu has retired.

Limited express

* 1200 and 1230 series "Panorama Super" * 1800/1850 series * 2000 series "μ-Sky" * 2200/2300 series

Commuter

* 100/200 series * 300 series * 3100/3500/3700 series * 3150 series * 3300 series *

* 5000 series (2008) * 6000/6500/6800 series * 9100/9500 series

Withdrawn train types

* 1380 series * 1600 series "Panorama Super" * 1700 series * 7000 series "Panorama Car" * 5000 series (1955) * 5300/ 5700 series

Electric locomotives

Meitetsu DeKi 300 The is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan. The locomotives were used primarily on track maintenance trains, but following their withdrawal in 2014, only on ...

Meitetsu DeKi 400 The was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan. Operations Originally used to haul freight trains on the eastern end of the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and Meit ...

Meitetsu DeKi 600 The was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1943 until 2015. Operations Originally used to haul freight trains, they were later used primarily on trac ...

Meitetsu Class EL120 The is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since 2015. The two locomotives, numbered 121 and 122, will replace the Meitetsu fleet of two DeKi 400 ...

History

While Meitetsu is an old company in its own right, it has over time acquired many small railway and interurban companies in the area surrounding Nagoya. Meaning many lines that belong to modern-day Meitetsu were constructed and operated by other companies, mostly in the prewar and wartime period. For example, it acquired its Kōwa Line on the Chita Peninsula from its merger with Chita Railroad on February 1, 1943 and it acquired its

Mikawa Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Sanage Station in Toyota and Hekinan Station in Hekinan. It originally extended beyond Hekinan to Kira Yoshida, ...

from its merger with Mikawa Railroad. However, the company that became modern Meitetsu was Aichi Horsecar Company, founded on .

References

External links

Nagoya Railroad (English Official Site)Nagoya Railroad (Japanese Official Site)Museum Meiji Village
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