The is a Japanese railway line which connects

Ōbu Station is a railway station in the city of Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Ōbu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.5 kilometers from the starting point of the li ...

Ōbu is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 92,179 in 39,382 households, and a population density of 2,739 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Ōbu has been a member of the World Health Or ...

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 ...

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Taketoyo Station is a railway station in the town of Taketoyo, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Taketoyo Station is the terminal station of the Taketoyo Line, and is located 19.3 kilometers f ...

in Taketoyo,

. It is owned and run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The line has been electrified as of 1 March 2015.

Stations

Rolling stock

313 series The is a DC suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan since 1999. The design was introduced from spring 1999 to replace older 113 and 115 series EMUs. Variants 313-0 ...

electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a numbe ...

(EMU) trains are used in two- and four-car formations as well as 311 series EMUs in four-car formations. File:JR-Series311-G5 Special-Rapid.jpg, A 311 series EMU Prior to electrification of the line in March 2015, two-car

KiHa 75 The is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) on Local, Rapid and Rapid '' Mie'' services in Japan since 1993. They were also formerly used for the ''Kasuga'' Express service until it was ...

diesel multiple unit A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...

(DMU) and two-car

KiHa 25 The is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) on local and rapid services in Japan, since March 2011. Following electrification of the Taketoyo Line in 2015, they replaced KiHa 40 seri ...

DMU trains were used on this line in two- or four-car formations.

History

The entire line opened in 1886, becoming a branch when the Obu to Hamamatsu section of the Tokaido Main Line opened two years later. A 1 km freight-only line extended to Taketoyo Minato between 1930 and 1965. Work started in March 2010 to electrify the line. On 1 March 2015, the line was electrified, and through services to and from Nagoya commenced.

References

{{Central Japan Railway Company Lines Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture Lines of Central Japan Railway Company 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan