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Meitetsu Nishio Line

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Meitetsu Nishio Line
An image of Meitetsu Express 3500 Series EMU.
A Meitetsu 3500 series EMU crossing the Yonezu Bridge
Overview
Native name名鉄めいてつ西尾線にしおせん
OwnerMeitetsu
LocaleAnjō
Nishio
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeCommuter rail
History
Opened1911
Technical
Line length24.7 km (15.35 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map

0.0
Shin Anjō (しん安城あき)
2.6
Kita Anjō (きた安城あき)
4.0
Minami Anjō (みなみ安城あき)
5.7
Hekikai Furui (碧海へきかい古井こい)
6.7
Horiuchikōen (堀内ほりうち公園こうえん)
7.9
Sakurai (桜井さくらい)
9.5
Minami Sakurai (みなみ桜井さくらい)
11.6
Yonezu (米津よねつ)
Kanori River
Yahagi River
13.0
Sakuramachi-mae (桜町前さくらまちまえ)
14.2
Nishioguchi (西尾にしおこう)
15.0
Nishio (西尾にしお)
17.4
Fukuchi (福地ふくち)
20.5
Kami Yokosuka (上横須賀かみよこすか)
24.7
Kira Yoshida (吉良吉田きらよしだ)
Down arrowMeitetsu Gamagōri Line to Gamagōri (かばのぐん)

The Meitetsu Nishio Line (名鉄めいてつ西尾線にしおせん, Meitetsu Nishio-sen)[1] is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, connecting Shin Anjō and Kira Yoshida. It originally included a branch from Nishio-guchi to Okazaki-shin on the Tokaido Main Line, which closed in 1962 (see History section below).

Stations

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No. Station Distance (km) Local Express Limited Express Transfers Location
NH17 Shin Anjō しん安城あき 0.0 Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line Anjō Aichi Prefecture
GN01 Kita Anjō きた安城あき 2.6  
GN02 Minami Anjō みなみ安城あき 4.0  
GN03 Hekikai Furui 碧海へきかい古井こい 5.7  
GN04 Horiuchikōen 堀内ほりうち公園こうえん 6.7  
GN05 Sakurai 桜井さくらい 7.9  
GN06 Minami Sakurai みなみ桜井さくらい 9.5  
GN07 Yonezu 米津よねつ 11.6   Nishio
GN08 Sakuramachi-mae 桜町前さくらまちまえ 13.0  
GN09 Nishioguchi 西尾にしおこう 14.2  
GN10 Nishio 西尾にしお 15.0  
GN11 Fukuchi 福地ふくち 17.4  
GN12 Kami Yokosuka 上横須賀かみよこすか 20.5  
GN13 Kira Yoshida 吉良吉田きらよしだ 24.7 Nagoya Railroad: Gamagōri Line

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History

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The Nishio Railway opened the Okazaki-shin to (old) Nishio section in 1911 as a 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge line, and extended it to Kira Yoshida between 1915 and 1916. In 1926, the line was acquired by the Aichi Electric Railway, which between 1928 and 1929 converted the line to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, electrified it at 600 V DC, and connected to the line from Shin Anjō (see below) at Nishio-guchi, abandoning the 762 mm gauge section between there and Kami Yokosuka. That company merged with Meitetsu in 1935.

In the meantime, the Hekikai Electric Railway opened the Shin Anjō to Yonezu section, electrified at 1,500 V DC, in 1926, and extended the line to Nishio in 1928, with a connection to Kami Yokosuka opening in 1930. The company merged with Meitetsu in 1944.

The section from Nishio-guchi to Okazaki-shin was closed between 1959 and 1962, with the voltage on the Nishio to Kira Yoshida section being raised to 1,500 V DC in 1960.

Former connecting lines

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  • Minami Anjo Station: The Hekikai Electric Railway opened a 1 km 1,067 mm gauge freight-only line electrified at 1,500 V DC to Anjo in 1939. The company merged with Meitetsu in 1944, which commenced passenger services in 1950. The line closed in 1961.
  • Nishio Station: The Nishio Railway opened a 5 km 762 mm gauge line to Heisaka Port in 1914. Following the company merging with Aichi Electric Railway Co. in 1926, the line was converted to 1,067 mm gauge and electrified at 600 V DC in 1928. The line closed in 1960 when the Nishio line voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 西尾にしおせん蒲郡線がまごおりせん 路線ろせんえき情報じょうほう [Nishio and Gamagōri Line - Lines and Stations information] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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