Meitetsu Chikkō Line

The Meitetsu Chikkō Line (名鉄築港線, Meitetsu Chikkō-sen) is a 1.5 km Japanese railway line in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, owned and operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). At Meiden Chikkō, between the line's two stations, there is a connection to the freight-only Nagoya Rinkai Railway Tōchiku line.

Meitetsu Chikkō Line
A Meitetsu 5000 series EMU passing Meiden Chikkō freight yard
Overview
Native name	名鉄築港線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Nagoya, Aichi
Termini	Ōe Higashi Nagoyakō
Stations	2
Service
Type	Commuter rail
History
Opened	January 15, 1924
Technical
Line length	1.5 km (0.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	160 m
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers	Location
TA03	Ōe	大江	0.0	Meitetsu Tokoname Line	Minami-ku, Nagoya
CH01	Higashi Nagoyakō	東名古屋港	1.5

History

The line was opened in 1924 by the Aichi Electric Railway, electrified at 1,500 V DC, to service the Nagoya Port. The company merged with Meitetsu in 1935. The line was double-tracked in 1939, but after being damaged by Typhoon Vera in 1959, the line was repaired as a single track.

References

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