Taketoyo Line

The Taketoyo Line (武豊線, Taketoyo-sen) is a Japanese railway line which connects Ōbu Station in Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture with Taketoyo Station in Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture. It is owned and run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Taketoyo Line
A 313-1300 series EMU on the Taketoyo Line in September 2015
Overview
Native name武豊線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR Central
LocaleAichi Prefecture
TerminiŌbu
Taketoyo
Stations10
Service
TypeRegional rail
Operator(s)JR Central
Rolling stock311 series/313 series EMUs
History
Opened1 March 1886
Technical
Line length19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterUrban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Route map

The line has been electrified as of 1 March 2015.[1]

Stations
No. Name Distance
(km)		 Connections Location
CE00
CA60		 Ōbu 大府 0.0 Tōkaidō Main Line (through service) Ōbu Aichi
CE01 Owari-Morioka 尾張森岡 1.7   Higashiura,
Chita District
CE02 Ogawa 緒川 3.1  
CE03 Ishihama 石浜 4.6  
CE04 Higashiura 東浦 6.8 Kinuura Rinkai Railway Hekinan Line
CE05 Kamezaki 亀崎 10.2   Handa
CE06 Okkawa 乙川 12.8  
CE07 Handa 半田 14.6  
CE08 Higashi-Narawa 東成岩 16.3 Kinuura Rinkai Railway Handa Line
CE09 Taketoyo 武豊 19.3   Taketoyo,
Chita District

Rolling stock

As of 1 March 2015, 313 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains are used in two- and four-car formations as well as 311 series EMUs in four-car formations.[2]

  • A 311 series EMU

Prior to electrification of the line in March 2015, two-car KiHa 75 diesel multiple unit (DMU) and two-car KiHa 25 DMU trains were used on this line in two- or four-car formations.[3]

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.[4]

On 1 March 2015, the line was electrified, and through services to and from Nagoya commenced.[5]

References
  1. 武豊線の電化開業について [Taketoyo Line electrification details]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: Central Japan Railway Company. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. JR武豊線が電化開業! 313系で営業運転 - 既存の気動車は高山本線・太多線へ [JR Taketoyo Line electrified. Operations start using 313 series - older stock moved to Takayama Main Line and Taita Line]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. "【JR海】キハ25形 武豊線で営業運転開始" [JR Central KiHa 25 trains enter revenue service on Taketoyo Line]. Rail Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ＪＲ東海、武豊線を電車運行に 82億円投資、15年前半メド [JR Central to run electric trains on Taketoyo Line by early 2015, investing 8.2 billion yen] (in Japanese). Nikkei.net. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  5. JR東海、ダイヤ改正で国鉄時代の気動車など置換え - 武豊線電化で列車増発 [JR Central to replace JNR-era diesel trains and increase services on Taketoyo Line following electrification]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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