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Meishō Line

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Meishō Line
KiHa 11 series DMU at Ieki Station
Overview
Native name名松線
StatusIn operation
OwnerJR Central
LocaleMie Prefecture
Termini
  • ‹See TfM›Matsusaka
  • ‹See TfM›Ise-Okitsu
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)JR Central
Rolling stockKiHa 11 series DMU
History
Opened1935 (fully)
Technical
Line length43.5 km (27.0 mi)
Number of tracksEntire line single tracked
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
Route map

km
0.0
‹See TfM›Matsusaka
4.2
‹See TfM›Kaminoshō
7.0
‹See TfM›Gongemmae
11.7
‹See TfM›Ise-Hata
13.0
‹See TfM›Ichishi
‹See TfM›Kawai-Takaoka
15.6
‹See TfM›Isegi
18.5
‹See TfM›Ise-Ōi
21.3
‹See TfM›Ise-Kawaguchi
23.3
‹See TfM›Sekinomiya
25.8
‹See TfM›Ieki
29.5
‹See TfM›Ise-Takehara
33.8
‹See TfM›Ise-Kamakura
36.6
‹See TfM›Ise-Yachi
39.7
‹See TfM›Hitsu
43.5
‹See TfM›Ise-Okitsu

The Meishō Line (名松線, Meishō-sen) is a rural, regional railway line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Mie Prefecture, Japan, connecting Matsusaka station in Matsusaka and Ise-Okitsu station in Tsu.

The line takes its name from the kanji characters of the cities of Nabari () and Matsusaka (). Although this line was planned to connect them, the section from Ise-Okitsu to Nabari was never built, due to the prior completion of the present Kintetsu Osaka Line.

History

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The section between Matsusaka and Ieki opened in stages between 1929 and 1931, and was extended to Ise-Okitsu in 1935.

Freight services ceased in 1965.

Former connecting lines

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  • Ise-Kawaguchi station - The Dainippon Railway Co. operated a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line to Hisai on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line between 1925 and 1943.

Service disruptions

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Damage from Typhoon Vera closed the line between Ise-Takehara and Ise-Okitsu for two months in 1959.

The entire line was closed for nine months in 1982–83 due to damage caused by Typhoon Bess.

In October 2009, Typhoon Melor struck the area, resulting in over 40 washouts on the section between Ieki and Ise-Okitsu, and the section remained closed for six years after. A rail replacement bus served the section during its closure. The section reopened in March 2016.[1][2]

During the summer in 2016, some of the KiHa 11 units, used on the line were unavailable due to inspections so KiHa 25 series DMUs were deployed to temporarily replace them, until they returned to service.

Basic data

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Service

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The Meishō Line is a rural line in the inland of Mie Prefecture. There are eight return workings a day. All trains are Local driver-only services and stop at every station. There are no limited-stop services such as rapids. Services are nearly always formed of single-car KiHa 11 series DMUs, though two cars may occasionally be used during events or busy seasons.

Stations

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All stations are located in Mie Prefecture.

Station Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
Between
Stations
Total
‹See TfM›Matsusaka 松阪 - 0.0 Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central): Kisei Main Line
Kintetsu: Yamada Line
Matsusaka
‹See TfM›Kaminoshō 上ノ庄 4.2 4.2  
‹See TfM›Gongemmae 権現前 2.8 7.0  
‹See TfM›Ise-Hata 伊勢八太 4.7 11.7   Tsu
‹See TfM›Ichishi 一志 1.3 13.0 Kintetsu: Osaka Line (‹See TfM›Kawai-Takaoka)
‹See TfM›Isegi 井関 2.6 15.6  
‹See TfM›Ise-Ōi 伊勢大井 2.9 18.5  
‹See TfM›Ise-Kawaguchi 伊勢川口 2.8 21.3  
‹See TfM›Sekinomiya 関ノ宮 2.0 23.3  
‹See TfM›Ieki 家城 2.5 25.8  
‹See TfM›Ise-Takehara 伊勢竹原 3.7 29.5  
‹See TfM›Ise-Kamakura 伊勢鎌倉 4.3 33.8  
‹See TfM›Ise-Yachi 伊勢八知 2.8 36.6  
‹See TfM›Hitsu 比津 3.1 39.7  
‹See TfM›Ise-Okitsu 伊勢奥津 3.8 43.5  

References

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  1. ^ Annual Report 2016 (PDF) (in Japanese). Central Japan Railway Company. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "JR東海が「不通路線」を復旧した本当の理由" (in Japanese). Toyo Keizai. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2020.