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Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line

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Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line
An image of a train on Kakamigahara Line near Haba Station.
A Kakamigahara Line train near Haba Station
Overview
Native name名鉄各務原線
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleGifu Prefecture
Termini
  • ‹See TfM›Meitetsu-Gifu
  • ‹See TfM›Shin-Unuma
Stations18
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Technical
Line length17.6 km (10.94 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

0.0
Meitetsu Gifu (名鉄岐阜)
Gifu (岐阜)
1.1
Tagami (田神)
Shinarada River
2.9
Hosobata (細畑)
3.9
Kiridōshi (切通)
4.8
Tejikara (手力)
5.4
Takada-bashi (高田橋)
Sakai River
6.6
Shin Kanō (新加納)
7.5
Shin Naka (新那加)
Shisakai River
8.1
Shiminkōen-mae (市民公園)
8.7
Kakamigahara-shiyakusho-mae (各務原市役所前)
9.9
Rokken (六軒)
11.2
Mikakino (三柿野)
12.4
Nijikken (二十軒)
13.7
Meiden Kakamigahara (名電各務原)
Kagamigahara (各務ヶ)
14.6
Ogase (苧ヶ瀬)
15.5
Haba (羽場)
16.5
Unumajuku (鵜沼宿)
Unuma (鵜沼)
17.6
Shin Unuma (新鵜沼)
Down arrow Meitetsu Inuyama Line to Biwajima Junction (枇杷島分岐点)

The Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line (名鉄各務原線, Meitetsu Kakamigahara-sen) is a 17.7 km (11.0 mi) railway line in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu (Nagoya Railroad), connecting Meitetsu-Gifu station in the city of Gifu with Shin-Unuma station in Kakamigahara.

Stations

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L: Local (普通, futsū)
E: Express (急行, kyūkō)
R: Rapid Express (快速急行, kaisoku kyūkō)
MU: μSKY Limited Express (ミュースカイ, myū sukai)

No. Name Japanese Distance (km) L E R MU Transfers Location
NH60 Meitetsu Gifu 名鉄岐阜 0.0 Meitetsu Nagoya Line
Tōkaidō Main Line, Takayama Main Line (via Gifu)
Gifu Gifu Prefecture
KG16 Tagami 田神 1.1 | |
KG15 Hosobata 細畑 2.9 | |
KG14 Kiridōshi 切通 3.9
KG13 Tejikara 手力 4.8 | |
KG12 Takada-bashi 高田橋 5.4 | |
KG11 Shin Kanō 新加納 6.6 | | Kakamigahara
KG10 Shin Naka 新那加 7.5
KG09 Shiminkōen-mae 市民公園 8.1 | |
KG08 Kakamigahara-shiyakusho-mae 各務原市役所前 8.7
KG07 Rokken 六軒 9.9
KG06 Mikakino 三柿野 11.2
KG05 Nijikken 二十軒 12.4 | | |
KG04 Meiden Kakamigahara 名電各務原 13.7 | Takayama Main Line (via Kagamigahara)
KG03 Ogase 苧ヶ瀬 14.6 | | |
KG02 Haba 羽場 15.5 | | |
KG01 Unumajuku 鵜沼宿 16.5 | | |
IY17 Shin Unuma 新鵜沼 17.6 Meitetsu Inuyama Line
Takayama Main Line (via Unuma)

History

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The line was opened between 1926 and 1927 by the Mino Electric Railway, electrified at 600 V DC. The company merged with Meitetsu in 1935. The Gifu to Ogase section was double-tracked between 1938 and 1942, with the Ogase to Shin-Unuma section being double-tracked in 1964, the same year the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC, enabling the maximum speed on the line to be raised from 65 km/h to 85 km/h.[citation needed]

Former connecting lines

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A 1 km line branched off at Tagami Station, providing a connection to the Gifu Tram network (which was also 1,067 mm gauge) operated between 1970 and 2005 (when the tram system closed). It changed voltage (with a short dead section) to 600 V DC at the Keirinjo-mae end of the line.