The is a Japanese railway line connecting Kasamatsu with Hashima within Gifu Prefecture. It is owned and operated by Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu).

History

What is today the Meitetsu Takehana Line started when opened the section of line from Shin-Kasamatsu (now Nishi-Kasamatsu) to Shin-Sakae (now Takehana) on June 25, 1921, electrified at 600 VDC. On April 1, 1929, the line was extended from Shin-Sakae to . Takehana Railroad merged with Meitetsu, the present operator, on March 1, 1943. The voltage was increased to 1500 VDC in 1962, and in 1982 the Hashima line opened. On October 1, 2001, the section of line between

Egira Station is a railway station located in the city of Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. Lines Egira Station is a station on the Hashima Line and the Takehana Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from ...

and Ōsu Station closed.

Stations

It is described in conjunction with the Hashima line.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia {{Nagoya transit Rail transport in Gifu Prefecture Takehana Line Railway lines opened in 1921 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan