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line of a

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operator . The line traverses the northeastern side of the

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. The northern portion of the section is locally and unofficially called , as Ōgaki is a reversing station.

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, one of largest

companies in Japan, owns the tracks and rolling stocks of the line whereon Yōrō Railway (II), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu operates trains as of October 1, 2007.

Descriptions

*Company: Yōrō Railway ( Category-2), Kintetsu Railway ( Category-3) *Length: *Gauge: *Power: Electric 1500 V DC *No. of stations: 27 incl. both ends *Track: single *Maximum speed: *Operation: All Local trains

History

Initially steam powered, the line was constructed by Yōrō Railway (I) and opened in 1913 between - - , in 1919 present line was completed with extensions of Yōrō - and Ikeno - . In 1922 Yōrō Railway merged with and the following year the line was electrified (1500 V DC). In 1928 its railway was transferred to . Since then the operator has changed several times, namely in 1929 the , in 1936 , in 1940 , in 1941 , finally in 1944 which is the present Kintetsu. Following typhoon damage in 1959, the

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Nagoya Line was regauged to , the Kintetsu standard which enables through trains to Osaka, but the Yōrō Line remained partly due to through freight trains to the then

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(JNR) at Ōgaki and Kuwana, because the line is shorter between these stations than JNR lines and used as the shortcut. With accumulating deficit, Kintetsu Corporation decided to split off the operation of the Yōrō Line in 2007. Local governments along the line made an agreement of financial aid to the Yōrō Railway until 2010.

Stations

Connections

At *

: Nagoya Line *

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(JR Central):

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At *JR Central:

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(the main line and the "Mino-Akasaka branch line") *

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: Tarumi Line

References

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

External links

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Official website
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