Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line

Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line
A Kakamigahara Line train near Haba Station
Overview
Native name	名鉄各務原線
Owner	Meitetsu
Locale	Gifu Prefecture
Termini	Meitetsu-Gifu Shin-Unuma
Stations	18
Service
Type	Commuter rail
Technical
Line length	17.6 km (10.94 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Route map Tōkaidō Main Line to Maibara (米原) Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Meitetsu-Nagoya (名鉄名古屋) 0.0 Meitetsu Gifu (名鉄岐阜) Gifu (岐阜) Tōkaidō Main Line to Toyohashi (豊橋) 1.1 Tagami (田神) Shinarada River Takayama Main Line to Toyama (富山) 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) Takayama Main Line 13.7 Meiden Kakamigahara (名電各務原) Kagamigahara (各務ヶ) Takayama Main Line 14.6 Ogase (苧ヶ瀬) 15.5 Haba (羽場) 16.5 Unumajuku (鵜沼宿) Takayama Main Line Unuma (鵜沼) 17.6 Shin Unuma (新鵜沼) Takayama Main Line 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

● 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
	Meitetsu Gifu	名鉄岐阜	0.0	●	●	●		■ Meitetsu Nagoya Line Tōkaidō Main Line, Takayama Main Line (via Gifu)	Gifu	Gifu Prefecture
	Tagami	田神	1.1	●	|	|
	Hosobata	細畑	2.9	●	|	|
	Kiridōshi	切通	3.9	●	●	●
	Tejikara	手力	4.8	●	|	|
	Takada-bashi	高田橋	5.4	●	|	|
	Shin Kanō	新加納	6.6	●	|	|			Kakamigahara
	Shin Naka	新那加	7.5	●	●	●
	Shiminkōen-mae	市民公園	8.1	●	|	|
	Kakamigahara-shiyakusho-mae	各務原市役所前	8.7	●	●	●
	Rokken	六軒	9.9	●	●	●
	Mikakino	三柿野	11.2	●	●	●	●
	Nijikken	二十軒	12.4	●	|	|	|
	Meiden Kakamigahara	名電各務原	13.7	●	●	●	|	Takayama Main Line (via Kagamigahara)
	Ogase	苧ヶ瀬	14.6	●	|	|	|
	Haba	羽場	15.5	●	|	|	|
	Unumajuku	鵜沼宿	16.5	●	|	|	|
	Shin Unuma	新鵜沼	17.6	●	●	●	●	■ Meitetsu Inuyama Line Takayama Main Line (via Unuma)

History

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.

Former connecting lines

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.