The is a railway line in

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 ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Nagoya Railroad , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...

(Meitetsu), connecting Jingū-mae Station in

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...

and Tokoname Station in

Tokoname is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,872 in 24,872 households, and a population density of 1,035 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Tokoname is located on the western coast ...

Stations

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Meitetsu Airport Line

The is a railway line in

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

(Meitetsu), connecting Tokoname Station and

Central Japan International Airport Station 270px, Track layout is a railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, owned by Central Japan International Airport Line Company, Ltd. and leased to the private railway operator Meitetsu. The station serves Chūbu Centrair Internation ...

. The line opened, dual track and electrified, on 29 January 2005, and features a 1,076 m bridge over Ise Bay to the artificial island where the airport is situated. The line is operated as an extension of the Meitetsu Tokoname Line.

Rolling stock

Limited express

* 1700 series * 2000 series (Used on μ-Sky service) * 2200 series

History

The Aichi Electric Railway opened the Ōno (now Ōnomachi) to Tenma (since closed) section in 1912, electrified at 600 V DC, and extended the line 500 m to Jingū-mae and from Ōnomachi to Tokoname the following year. The Ōe to Ōnomachi section was double-tracked between 1920 and 1925, and in 1929, the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC. In 1935, the company merged with Meitetsu, and in 1942, the Jingū-mae to Ōe section was double-tracked. The Ōnomachi to Tokoname section was double-tracked between 1962 and 1972, and the

Meitetsu Airport Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), connecting Jingū-mae Station in Nagoya and Tokoname Station in Tokoname. Stations L: S: E: R: L: MU: All t ...

extension opened in 2005.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links

* * {{authority control Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture Railway lines opened in 1913 1913 establishments in Japan Airport Line Airport rail links in Japan Railway lines opened in 2005 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan