The is a 17.8 km railway line in

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, Japan, operated by

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(JR Central). It connects

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in the city of

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via

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to Mino-Ōta Station in Minokamo. The name of the line includes a ''kanji'' from each of the terminal stations.

Operations

During the day, service operates at approximately 30 minute intervals. In addition to trains running between Tajimi and Mino-Ōta Stations, there are also trains that enter the

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and run through to

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. During weekday morning and evening rush hours and on Saturday mornings, a train serves commuters by going to

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Stations

History

The line traces its origin to the Tōnō (Eastern Mino) line, an 11.9 km, gauge railway that opened in 1918. The section from Shin-Tajimi to Hiromi Station was nationalized in 1926, named the Taita Line, and regauged to , and extended to Mino-Ōta in 1928. Passenger trains were replaced by DMUs in 1934, and steam locomotives ceased operating on the line in 1969. From 1 April 1987, with the privatization and division of the

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(JNR) into regional companies, the Taita Line became part of JR Central. CTC signalling was commissioned in 1993.

References

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