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company operating around

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...

and Gifu Prefecture of

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. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''

Panorama Car is a trainset series operated by Nagoya Railroad, including the . Like the '' Romancecar'' trains of Odakyu Electric Railway, they are designed to be tourist oriented limited express trains, although they also operate on services. The ver ...

'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which offer views through their wide front windows. While the ''Panorama Super'' train is used extensively for the railroad's limited express service, the older and more energy-consuming ''Panorama Car'' train has been retired, the last run being on 27 December 2008. In the Tōkai region around

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...

, it is a central firm of the Meitetsu Group, which is involved in the transportation industry, the retail trade, the service industry, and the

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industry, etc. Meiji Mura is the corporate museum of Meitetsu. As of March 31, 2010, Meitetsu operated of track, 275 stations, and 1,090 train cars.

Lines

Major stations

Major stations in Nagoya

*NH36 : Meitetsu Nagoya Station *NH34 : Kanayama Station *NH33 : Jingū-mae Station *ST01 :

Nagoya Line (east side) and Toyokawa Line

*NH01 : Toyohashi Station (Toyohashi) *NH13 :

Higashi Okazaki Station 200px, Platforms 200px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Okazaki, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Higashi Okazaki Station is served by the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line and is 29.8 kilometers from the terminus of the l ...

(Okazaki) *NH17 : Shin Anjō Station (Anjō) *NH19 : Chiryū Station (Chiryū) *NH23 : Zengo Station (Toyoake) *TK04 : Toyokawa-inari Station (Toyokawa)

Tokoname Line, Chikkō Line, and Airport Line

*TA09 : Ōtagawa Station (Tokai) *TA12 : Asakura Station (Chita) *TA22 :

Tokoname Station 270px, Platforms 270px, Track layout is a junction railway station in the city of Tokoname, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Tokoname Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line, and is located 29.3 kilometers from the starting ...

(Tokoname) *TA24 : Central Japan International Airport Station

Kōwa Line and Chita New Line

*KC08 :

Agui Station is a railway station in the town of Agui, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Agui Station is served by the Meitetsu Kōwa Line, and is located 10.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Sta ...

(Agui) *KC12 : Chita Handa Station (Handa) *KC16 : Chita Taketoyo Station (Taketoyo) *KC19 : Kōwa Station (Mihama) *KC24 :

Utsumi Station is a train station in the town of Minamichita, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Utsumi Station is a terminal station on the Chita New Line, and is located 13.9 rail kilometers from the opposing terminus at ...

(Minami Chita)

Mikawa Line, Toyota Line, Nishio Line, and Gamagōri Line

*MY07 : Toyotashi Station (Toyota) *TT06 : Nisshin Station (Nisshin) *MU02 : Kariya Station (Kariya) *MU06 :

Mikawa Takahama Station 270px is a train station in the city of Takahama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Mikawa Takahama Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 12.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at an ...

(Takahama) *MU10 : Hekinan-chūō Station (Hekinan) *GN10 : Nishio Station (Nishio) *GN13 :

Kira Yoshida Station is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Kira Yoshida Station is a served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 24.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also a terminu ...

*GN22 :

Gamagōri Station station layout is a railway station in the city of Gamagōri, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and Meitetsu. Lines Gamagōri Station is 310.6 kilometers from Tokyo Station on the Tōk ...

(Gamagōri)

Nagoya Line (west side), Takehana Line, and Hashima Line

*NH42 : Sukaguchi Station (Kiyosu) *NH47 : Kōnomiya Station (Inazawa) *NH50 : Meitetsu Ichinomiya Station (Ichinomiya) *NH56 : Kasamatsu Station (Kasamatsu) *NH60 : Meitetsu Gifu Station (Gifu) *TH07 : Hashima-shiyakusho-mae Station (Hashima)

Tsushima Line and Bisai Line

*TB01 :

Jimokuji Station is a railway station in the city of Ama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan , operated by Meitetsu. Lines Jimokuji Station is served by the Meitetsu Tsushima Line, and is located 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Station layout ...

(Ama) *TB07 : Tsushima Station (Tsushima) *TB09 :

Saya Station is a railway station in the city of Aisai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Saya Station is served by the Meitetsu Bisai Line, and is located 4.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Station layout The stat ...

(Aisai) *TB11 : Yatomi Station (Yatomi) *BS06 : Morikami Station *BS23 : Okuchō Station

Inuyama Line, Kakamigahara Line, and Hiromi Line

*IY03 : Kami Otai Station *IY04 : Nishiharu Station (Kitanagoya) *IY07 : Iwakura Station (Iwakura) *IY10 : Kōnan Station (Kōnan) *IY15 :

Inuyama Station 250px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Inuyama Station is served by the Meitetsu Komaki Line and is 20.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It ...

(Inuyama) *IY17 : Shin Unuma Station *KG06 : Mikakino Station *KG08 : Kakamigahara-Shiyakusho-mae Station (Kakamigahara) *HM06 :

Shin Kani Station is a railway station on the Meitetsu Hiromi Line in the city of Kani, Gifu, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Shin Kani Station is served by the Meitetsu Hiromi Line, and is located 14.9 kilomete ...

(Kani) *HM10 : Mitake Station (Mitake)

Komaki Line

*KM06 :

Komaki Station 270px, Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Komaki Station is served by the Meitetsu Komaki Line, and is located 9.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line a ...

(Komaki) *KM13 : Kami Iida Station

Seto Line

*ST06 : Ōzone Station *ST15 :

Owari Asahi Station file:Rail Tracks map Meitetsu Owariasahi Station.svg, 250px, Track Layout is a train station, railway station in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi, Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Nagoya Railroad, Meitetsu. Lines Owari Asahi Sta ...

(Owariasahi) *ST20 : Owari Seto Station (Seto)

Rolling stock

Nippon Sharyo has produced nearly every car that Meitetsu operates or has operated, a notable exception being its DeKi 600, an electric locomotive, which was produced by Toshiba, but very few units were produced for Meitetsu. The DeKi 600 is one of the few locomotives that Meitetsu possesses: while the company used to engage in the freight business and still possesses some freight locomotives, it no longer carries freight on a regular basis. Meitetsu is famous for its red trains, including its famous 7000 series "Panorama Car" which was retired in 2009 after a career lasting nearly half a century. The most recent cars, however, are not solid red but rather brushed steel as in the case of the

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and 5000 series, or white as in the case of the 1700 series and 2000 series. The following are the train types that Meitetsu operates today, as well as selected types that Meitetsu has retired.

Limited express

* 1200 and 1230 series "Panorama Super" * 1800/1850 series * 2000 series "μ-Sky" * 2200/2300 series

Commuter

* 100/200 series * 300 series * 3100/3500/3700 series * 3150 series * 3300 series *

* 5000 series (2008) * 6000/6500/6800 series * 9100/9500 series

Withdrawn train types

* 1380 series * 1600 series "Panorama Super" * 1700 series * 7000 series "Panorama Car" * 5000 series (1955) * 5300/ 5700 series

Electric locomotives

* Meitetsu DeKi 300 * Meitetsu DeKi 400 * Meitetsu DeKi 600 * Meitetsu Class EL120

History

While Meitetsu is an old company in its own right, it has over time acquired many small railway and

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companies in the area surrounding Nagoya. Meaning many lines that belong to modern-day Meitetsu were constructed and operated by other companies, mostly in the prewar and wartime period. For example, it acquired its Kōwa Line on the Chita Peninsula from its merger with Chita Railroad on February 1, 1943 and it acquired its Mikawa Line from its merger with Mikawa Railroad. However, the company that became modern Meitetsu was Aichi Horsecar Company, founded on .

References

External links

Nagoya Railroad (English Official Site)Nagoya Railroad (Japanese Official Site)Museum Meiji Village
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