The is a railway line in

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

Meitetsu , publicly trading as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of w ...

(Nagoya Railroad), connecting

Kamiiida Station is a railway station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It was opened on Lines * ** (Station number: K01) *Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) **Meitetsu Komaki Line, Komaki Line Layout The platforms are as follows: Platf ...

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with Inuyama Station in Inuyama. The track from Kamiiida to Ajima is mostly underground, a continuation of the

Kamiiida Line The is a subway line in Nagoya, Japan, part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system. It runs between Kamiiida and Heian-dōri, both in Kita Ward, Nagoya, and operates, with through service, as an extension to connect the Meitetsu Komaki Line t ...

operated by the

Nagoya Municipal Subway The , also referred to as simply the Nagoya Subway, is a rapid transit system serving Nagoya, the capital of Aichi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of six lines that cover of route and serve 87 stations. Approximately 90% of the subway's total t ...

History

The line was opened in 1931. The line was not electrified back then and used diesel multiple units for services. The Kamiiida to Komaki section electrified at 600 V DC in 1942, and the section to Inuyama electrified in 1947. CTC signalling was commissioned on the section between Komaki and Buzan (since closed) in 1954, being the first use of this system by Meitetsu, and the voltage was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1964. The line was double-tracked in stages between 1977 and 2003.

Stations

All stations are in Aichi Prefecture.

Former connecting lines

* Ajima Station: A line to Shin-Kachigawa operated between 1931 and 1937. * Toyoyama Station (since closed): A line to service the Komaki airfield opened in 1944. Closing date is not known. Prior to the construction of the

Chūbu Centrair International Airport is an international airport on an artificial island (which also houses the ) in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan. The airport covers about 470 hectares (1,161 acres) of land and has one runway. ...

(serviced by the Meitetsu Airport Line), it had been proposed to upgrade the Komaki airfield to become the Nagoya International Airport, with a connecting line from Ajiyoshi station. * Komaki Station: A line electrified at 600 V DC to Iwakura on the

Inuyama line The is a 26.8 km Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), which connects Biwajima Junction in Kiyosu with station in Kakamigahara. Together with the Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line, the line f ...

opened in 1920. The voltage on the line was increased to 1,500 V DC in 1955, and the line closed in 1964. In 1945 construction began on a loop line to Ajima (utilising the closed Shin-Kachigawa line mentioned above) to service an army arsenal and cadet school. The roadbed was about 50% complete when work was abandoned due to the end of the war.

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. {{Nagoya transit Komaki Line Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan

History

Stations

Former connecting lines

See also

References