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company operating around Aichi Prefecture and

Gifu Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture ...

of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the '' Panorama Car'' 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 The is a subregion of the Chūbu region and Kansai region in Japan that runs along the Pacific Ocean. The name comes from the Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes. Because Tōkai is a sub-region and is not officially classified, there i ...

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 p ...

, it is a central firm of the Meitetsu Group, which is involved in the

transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipel ...

ation industry, the retail trade, the

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, 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 is the principal station of the Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) system in Nagoya, Japan. Most trains of Meitetsu's major lines operate through this station. The station is also a gateway to the Chūbu Centrair International Airport, which is ...

*NH34 : Kanayama Station *NH33 :

Jingū-mae Station is a railway station in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad. It is the nearest station to Atsuta Shrine. Lines Jingū-mae Station is served by the following two Meitetsu lines. *Meitetsu Nagoya ...

*ST01 :

Nagoya Line (east side) and Toyokawa Line

*NH01 :

Toyohashi Station is an interchange railway station in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) and the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu). Lines Toyohashi Station is served by the high-speed Tokaido Sh ...

(Toyohashi) *NH13 : Higashi Okazaki Station (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 p ...

(Tokoname) *TA24 : Central Japan International Airport Station

Kōwa Line and Chita New Line

*KC08 : Agui Station (Agui) *KC12 : Chita Handa Station (Handa) *KC16 : Chita Taketoyo Station (Taketoyo) *KC19 : Kōwa Station (Mihama) *KC24 : Utsumi Station (Minami Chita)

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

*MY07 :

Toyotashi Station 270px, Platforms is a junction railway station in the city of Toyota, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Toyotashi Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line and is 15.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Chiryū Station. It ...

(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 and 33 ...

(Takahama) *MU10 :

Hekinan-chūō Station 270px, Platforms is a railway station in the city of Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu. Lines Hekinan-chūō Station is served by the Meitetsu Mikawa Line, and is located 38.2 kilometers from the starting point of the ...

(Hekinan) *GN10 : Nishio Station (Nishio) *GN13 : Kira Yoshida Station *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 Tō ...

(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 (Ama) *TB07 : Tsushima Station (Tsushima) *TB09 : Saya Station (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 (Inuyama) *IY17 : Shin Unuma Station *KG06 : Mikakino Station *KG08 :

Kakamigahara-Shiyakusho-mae Station is a railway station on the Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line in the city of Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu. Lines Kakamigahara Shiyakusho-mae Station is served by the Meitetsu Kakamigahara L ...

(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 (Komaki) *KM13 : Kami Iida Station

Seto Line

*ST06 :

Ōzone Station is a railway station in Kita-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Nagoya Municipal Subway **Meijō Line (Station number: M12) *Central Japan Railway Company **Chūō Main Line *Nagoya Railroad **Meitetsu Seto Line *Nagoya Guideway Bus ...

*ST15 : Owari Asahi Station (Owariasahi) *ST20 : Owari Seto Station (Seto)

Rolling stock

Nippon Sharyo , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until ...

has produced nearly every car that Meitetsu operates or has operated, a notable exception being its

DeKi 600 The was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1943 until 2015. Operations Originally used to haul freight trains, they were later used primarily on trac ...

, an electric locomotive, which was produced by

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, 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 7000 series may refer to: Japanese trains * Chichibu Railway 7000 series electric multiple unit (EMU) * Echizen Railway 7000 series EMU * Hankyu 7000 series EMU * Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway 7000 series EMU operating for the Kobe Municip ...

"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 *

"Panorama Car" * 5000 series (1955) * 5300/ 5700 series

Electric locomotives

* Meitetsu DeKi 300 * Meitetsu DeKi 400 *

Meitetsu DeKi 600 The was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1943 until 2015. Operations Originally used to haul freight trains, they were later used primarily on trac ...

Meitetsu Class EL120 The is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since 2015. The two locomotives, numbered 121 and 122, will replace the Meitetsu fleet of two DeKi 400 ...

History

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

interurban The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 ...

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 Chita Peninsula (知多半島 ''Chita Hantō'') is a peninsula to the south of Aichi Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. It runs approximately north-south. To the west is Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers ...

from its merger with Chita Railroad on February 1, 1943 and it acquired its

Mikawa Line The is a railway line in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) connecting Sanage Station in Toyota and Hekinan Station in Hekinan. It originally extended beyond Hekinan to Kira Yoshida, ...

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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